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Croydon facelift

UK/ˌkɹɔɪdn̩ ˈfeɪslɪft/

Croydon facelift noun: a women's hairstyle, associated with lower social classes, in which the hair is pulled tightly back from the face and fastened behind the head, thus pulling the features up and back and giving an effect similar to a facelift.

Noun

Croydon facelift (plural Croydon facelifts)

  1. (British, derogatory, slang) A women's hairstyle, associated with lower social classes, in which the hair is pulled tightly back from the face and fastened behind the head, thus pulling the features up and back and giving an effect similar to a facelift.
    • We climb in, and I plaster my Little House on the Prairie-style cloth hat over my hair so the greasy strands won't get yanked back into a Croydon facelift as I pull on my helmet.2010, Charlotte Madison, Dressed to Kill, unnumbered page
    • Everyone stopped drinking to have a look. A girl with a Croydon facelift hairdo and a sequinned tank top began hyperventilating noisily.2013, e.c. saunders, Kat Among the Pigeons: A Kat Shakespeare Mystery, page 81

Croydon facelift meaning in Bengali

Croydon facelift in Bengali

নারীদের একটি চুলের সাজ

Forms of Croydon facelift

pluralCroydon facelifts

Origin of Croydon facelift

From Croydon, a Borough of London + facelift.

Questions about Croydon facelift

What does Croydon facelift mean?
Croydon facelift means a women's hairstyle, associated with lower social classes, in which the hair is pulled tightly back from the face and fastened behind the head, thus pulling the features up and back and giving an effect similar to a facelift.
What is Croydon facelift in Bengali?
Croydon facelift in Bengali is নারীদের একটি চুলের সাজ. See Croydon facelift meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Croydon facelift?
Croydon facelift is a noun.
How do you pronounce Croydon facelift?
Croydon facelift is pronounced /ˌkɹɔɪdn̩ ˈfeɪslɪft/ (UK).
What is the plural of Croydon facelift?
The plural of Croydon facelift is Croydon facelifts.

Words near Croydon facelift in the dictionary

  1. Croxton Kerrial
  2. Croxtons
  3. croy
  4. Croyde
  5. croydon
  6. Croydon facelift
  7. Croydon facelifts
  8. Croydon Hills
  9. Croydon North
  10. Croydon Park
  11. Croydon South

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