Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(orig. US) an extravagant but superficial display.

1978		Maclean’s (Toronto) 27 Nov. 4: Crely and Negin recreate the glitz and glitter of Paris gone-by.
1996		(con. 1964-65) B. Thorpe Sex and Thugs and Rock ’n’ Roll 8: Like all joints, the Pussycat was minimum on charms and maximum on glitz.
1998		Hip-Hop Connection Dec. 24: You enter my world of gold and platinum glitz.
2003		Dizzee Rascal ‘2 For’ 🎵 Being a celebrity / Don’t mean a shit to me / Fuck the glitz and glamour.
2013		J. Stahl Happy Mutant Baby Pills 133: Under the glitz what these young successes really craved was some quality high basic-cable rotation.
2021		C. Hammer Opal Country 215: The room itself is [...] functional and practical, leaving any glitz for the big-city headquarters.
2022		J. Meades in LRB 9 June 🌐 [O]ur new slebs, quick learners all. It’s their world now: bling, glitz, flash.