"1. glammed 2. the whole nine yards "
1. Definition:
(expr.) 1. glammed: beautiful, dressed in nice clothes and
wearing makeup, like a movie star
2. the whole nine yards: everything, all that is possible The phrase comes from soldiers who fired machine guns in
the military. Bullets came in connected strips that were
nine yards (a yard is 3 feet) long. If they fired all of their
bullets at the enemy, they were giving the whole nine
*_yards.
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Examples:
“Mariah is all glammed up tonight. She must
want to meet a new boy. Ever since she broke up with Tom
she’s been dressing in tight shirts and short skirts, *the
whole nine yards*.”