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face diaper

face diaper noun: a surgical mask, particularly worn during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Noun

face diaper (plural face diapers)

  1. (derogatory, neologism, slang) A surgical mask, particularly worn during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    • To Joey Gilbert, a Reno criminal trial attorney, former professional boxer and now one of a dozen (and counting) Republican candidates for governor, COVID-19 vaccination shots are still “Fauci ouchies,” masks are “face diapers,” and actions Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak undertook to fight the...2022 March 11, Bill Dentzer, “‘Trump from the jump:’ Reno lawyer and ex-boxer fights to become governor”, in Las Vegas Review-Journal, archived from the original on 12 Apr 2022

Forms of face diaper

pluralface diapers

Questions about face diaper

What does face diaper mean?
Face diaper means a surgical mask, particularly worn during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What part of speech is face diaper?
Face diaper is a noun.
What is the plural of face diaper?
The plural of face diaper is face diapers.

Words near face diaper in the dictionary

  1. face control
  2. face covering
  3. face coverings
  4. face cream
  5. face creams
  6. face diaper
  7. face diapers
  8. face down
  9. face facts
  10. face first
  11. face flannel

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