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Croydon facelifts

Croydon facelifts is the plural of Croydon facelift.

Meaning of Croydon 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

Questions about Croydon facelifts

What is Croydon facelifts the plural of?
Croydon facelifts is the plural of Croydon facelift.

Words near Croydon facelifts in the dictionary

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

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