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• n  a showy decoration that is basically valueless
  all the tinsel of self-promotion
• n  a thread with glittering metal foil attached
• v  impart a cheap brightness to
  his tinseled image of Hollywood
• v  adorn with tinsel
  snow flakes tinseled the trees
• v  interweave with tinsel
  tinseled velvet

• Marauding hippies from Haight-Ashbury? No, these intruders in the hills and canyons around tinsel town are, of all things, a new breed of citified coyotes.
• One marketing firm predicts a "blue Christmas," citing slumping sales of tinsel as a leading indicator; 27% of shoppers say they'll be spending less this year.
• So by cutting down the yule tree, my dad meant climbing into the attic and bringing down the tinsel-covered bits of plastic and tubing, then assembling them into something .

News & Articles

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• Davidson: Everyone has a ball at Global Down Syndrome Foundation's Hollywood Ball
  Balloon arches and tinsel streamers decorated the social hall at Red Rocks Church, Littleton campus, when the Global Down Syndrome Foundation had its 2013 Hollywood Ball.
  June 13, 2013 - Denver Post
• 15 Great Hollywood Father-Son Duos You Might Not Know
  That old adage, "Like father, like son," holds true for Hollywood, not just Lil Wayne and his daddy. In Tinsel Town, it's not unusual to have famous siblings or relatives in the biz, especially father-son tandems.
  June 10, 2013 - Vibe Magazine

Quotes

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• Amrita Rao in Hindustan Times
  Gracing the cover of India's largest selling men's magazine was a fantastic opportunity and it just goes to show that I am one of the most desirable actors in tinsel town,said Amrita Rao in a press statement.
• John Godber in www.thisissurreytoday.co.uk
  Godber says: "My parents first went abroad when they were 54 - they enjoyed a 15-hour bus trip to Paris; thereafter they were hooked and spent many happy holidays travelling down the Rhine Valley or down south on Turkey and Tinsel outings. I always...
• Richard Burton in WalesOnline
  Mr Williams is kind enough to suggest that I had distinct possibilities as a player were it not for the lure of the tinsel and paint and money and fame and so on,wrote Burton in his memoirs, adding this was the "only notice" he cherished.