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Quickly going from ugly to attractive. A transformation.
“Dang, is that Elle Evans?”
“Yeah, she had a major glow-up over the summer.”
(Ex. The Kissing Booth)
When someone grows up and becomes prettier than when they were a pre-pubescent child.
Wow, Sally definitely had a glow up, did you see this picture of her from 2011?
A Glow Up is a mental, physical, and an emotional transformation for the better. That Sieara Serralde undertook on her teens. Glow Ups can be both natural or planned. As well as being gradual and permanent, or fast and temporary.
Sieara has really had a glow up since the last time I saw her at Jose’s House.
when puberty didn't do its job
Following the conclusion of the hit series Drake & Josh, Josh Peck had his glow up as he lost weight and figured out how to dress himself.