Vanity Fair

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Van·i·ty Fair also van·i·ty fair (v

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A place or scene of ostentation or empty, idle amusement and frivolity.

[From Vanity Fair, the fair in Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan.]

Vanity Fair

(often not capitals) Literary the social life of a community, esp of a great city, or the world in general, considered as symbolizing worldly frivolity

[from Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress]

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vanity fair - a vain and frivolous lifestyle especially in large cities

life style, life-style, lifestyle, modus vivendi - a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes

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