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tinseled

mod. forged or decorated, as with a bad check. (Underworld.) He almost got caught kiting tinseled checks.

See also: tinsel

tinsel-teeth

n. a nickname for someone who wears dental braces. (Also a rude nickname.) Well, tinsel-teeth, today’s the day your braces come off.