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face job

face job noun: a plastic surgical procedure to alter the appearance of the face, particularly for cosmetic reasons.

face job: a plastic surgical procedure to alter the appearance of the face, particularly for cosmetic reasons
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Noun

face job (plural face jobs)

  1. (informal) A plastic surgical procedure to alter the appearance of the face, particularly for cosmetic reasons.
    • "Who did the face job... the plastic surgery? You look great. The lines don't show at all."1964, Mickey Spillane, chapter 3, in Day of the Guns, Signet Books, page 19
    • “We're going back to New York. I want you to get a face job, and while you're healing we'll cool it for a while. We have enough money,” Juan said.2001, Cliff Chandler, chapter 11, in Vengeance Is Mine..., Writers Club Press, page 38

Forms of face job

pluralface jobs
alternative formface-job
alternative formfacejob

Origin of face job

From face + job, after nose job.

Questions about face job

What does face job mean?
Face job means a plastic surgical procedure to alter the appearance of the face, particularly for cosmetic reasons.
What part of speech is face job?
Face job is a noun.
What is the plural of face job?
The plural of face job is face jobs.

Words near face job in the dictionary

  1. face fucked
  2. face fucking
  3. face fuckings
  4. face fucks
  5. face fungus
  6. face job
  7. face lift
  8. face lifts
  9. face like a bag of spanners
  10. face like a fiddle
  11. face like a slapped arse

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