glitteratus

plural glitterati

1. singularsingular of glitterati

   Around Fifth Avenue, where the REALLY rich congregate, I saw the habitats of Jackie Onassis, Neil Sedaka, and the high security fortress of Bob Guccione, publisher of Penthouse. But not a single glitteratus.

   1991 [1988], David Dale, An Australian in America: First Impressions and Second Thoughts on the World's Strangest Nation, North Ryde: Angus & Robertson, →ISBN, pages 163–164

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   It is surprising that Caillaux did not leave more traces, for he certainly moved in smart and cosmopolitan gay circles. […] Carl VanVechten, the American society photographer and gay glitteratus, took fine portraits of both him and Cocteau in Paris in 1949.

   2002, Thomas Waugh, “Roland Caillaux: “Sad Flesh” or “Glorious Immodesty”?”, in Out/lines: Underground Gay Graphics from Before Stonewall, Vancouver, BC: Arsenal Pulp Press, →ISBN, page 59

   “Death Prefers Blondes” follows a teenage glitteratus, Margo Manning, who moonlights as a cat burglar alongside a team of fabulous young drag queens. She gets into trouble, though, when one of her jobs lands the whole crew in grave danger.

   2023 February 17, Phil Stamper, “6 Y.A. Novels That Showcase the Power of Teenage Friendship”, in The New York Times