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Hollywood

noun

The film industry of the United States.

A flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry.

A district of Los Angeles long associated with the American film industry.

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"Hollywood" Quotes from Famous Books

... Sunset Boulevard, when he might have taken a shorter course home. It would be better, he thought, to come into town from another direction, even if it took them longer to reach home. He was careful to keep on a quiet residence street when he passed through. Hollywood, and he turned at Vermont Avenue and drove out into Griffith Park, swung into a crossroad and came out on a road from Glendale. He made another turn or two, and finally slid into Los Angeles on the main road from Pasadena, well within the speed limit and with his heart ...

— The Lookout Man • B. M. Bower

... press parties, special stuff for the magazines and networks. I've got a plan for some Hollywood promotion to counteract all this Destination Space garbage they've been turning out. ...

— Get Out of Our Skies! • E. K. Jarvis

Words linked to "Hollywood" : feeling, indecent, smell, flavour, look, movie industry, film industry, spirit, city district, feel, tone, flavor