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How to pronouncehollywoodin English

IPA/ˈhɑ.li.wʊd/
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adjective

Resembling or relating to the Hollywood movie industry.

As many critics pointed out, the timely (but mostly tame and light) comedy was not too controversial, but too popular, too American, and too Hollywood to headline a festival that was scheduled to screen the likes of Robert Bresson's Un Feme Douce, Jean-Luc Godard's Le Gai Savior, Eric Rohmer's My Night at Maud's, Agnes Varda's Lion's Love, Paola Pier Pasolini's Pigpen, and Bo Widenberg's Adelen '31.

adjective

Of or characteristic of a Hollywood film.

A Time reporter called Reagan "Hollywood handsome and remarkably youthful in appearance", a candidate who had "rattled political seismographs from coast to coast."

noun

A waxing practice that removes all of the pubic hair, unlike a Brazilian which leaves a small strip behind.

If you ask the woman who does your waxing she will tell you that everyone is asking for Brazilians or Hollywoods, including Gwyneth Paltrow […]

verb

To engage in Hollywooding (various senses).

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