Imeldific

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adjective

Ostentatiously extravagant, sometimes to the point of vulgarity.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectiveImeldific (comparative more Imeldific, superlative most Imeldific)

comparative more Imeldific · superlative most Imeldific

  1. PhilippinesOstentatiously extravagant, sometimes to the point of vulgarity.

    There may be something Imeldific about the main Batasan Pambansa session hall...

    1995, Ambeth R Ocampo, Bonifacio's bolo
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    Cory is a social mouse, she's not into this socializing and nobody really advocates an Imeldific kind of grandeur...

    1992, Solidarity, Volumes 133-136

    Manileños needed a break from the Imeldific extravaganzas. They hankered for a spontaneous and casual lifestyle, which they could not find in the five-star hotels...

    2001, Denise Weldon, Neal M Oshima, LJC Restaurant Group, Malate: a matter of taste

    People from different walks of life; some who only care how beautiful their tan looks on Jumeirah Beach, people who work hard to send money to their family back home while living in a small room in Satwa or Karama just to save rent, others with an Imeldific [named after Imelda Marcos, the shopaholic former First Lady of the Philippines, known for her colossal shoe collection] attitude who shop every week...

    2007, Jenny Walker, Stuart Butler, Frances Linzee Gordon, Terry Carter, Lara Dunston, Oman, UAE and Arabian Peninsula
  2. PhilippinesrareOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of Imelda Marcos.

    The first phase of the PGH was constructed within the Imeldific timetable to reach its inauguration day, 2 July 1985, which coincided with the birthday of Mrs. Marcos...

    2003, Gerard Lico, Edifice complex: power, myth, and Marcos state architecture
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    Obviously she had not heard of Dorian Gray, having taken life pretty much according to the gospel of Cole Porter. But it's richly Imeldific, Imelda scouring the dark night of her soul in prayer while her enemies peer through the rain at airports watching out for her...

    1991, Conrado de Quiros, Dance of the dunces

Origin

From Imelda + -ific, coined by Imelda Marcos regarding herself: "They will use 'imeldific' to mean ostentatious extravagance."

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