Populuxe. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

Populuxe

SYLLABICATION:	Pop·u·luxe
PRONUNCIATION:	ppy-lks
VARIANT FORMS:	also pop·u·luxe
NOUN:	A futuristic design style of the late 1950s and early 1960s often using pastel colors, synthetic materials, and stainless steel and evoking a sense of luxury.
ADJECTIVE:	Of or relating to this design style: nostalgia for Populuxe furniture of the sixties.
ETYMOLOGY:	Blend of popular and deluxe.


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