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Expensive's better-dressed cousin, the one who never shows you the receipt.
means Luxurious, rich, and elegant — signaling indulgent quality without spelling out the price tag.
from Clipped from French luxe, luxury, rooted in Latin luxus, meaning excess or extravagance — gleeful overdoing, dressed up.
Marketing favoriteStamped on anything wanting premium feel cheaply.
Deluxe siblingDeluxe literally means of luxury, same root.
Latin tensionLuxus also once meant dislocation, excess gone too far.