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paintjob

paintjob is the alternative form of paint job.

Meaning of paint job

Noun

paint job (plural paint jobs)

  1. The act, or the result of painting or repainting something
    • His car has a great new paint job.
  2. (figuratively) A modification to something which appears flashy or impressive but is actually superficial.
    • "Some seem to think that the Gun Metal Gray is just a "paint job", which it is not," wrote Konami's community relations operatives in a recent public forum post.2008 May 30, Earnest Cavalli, “Konami: Gun Metal PlayStation 3 Not 'Just a Paint Job'”, in Wired, San Francisco, C.A.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Apr 2021

Forms of paintjob

pluralpaintjobs

Questions about paintjob

What is paintjob the alternative form of?
Paintjob is the alternative form of paint job.

Words near paintjob in the dictionary

  1. painting with a wide brush
  2. painting with the same brush
  3. paintinglike
  4. paintingness
  5. paintings
  6. paintjob
  7. paintjobs
  8. paintless
  9. paintlessness
  10. paintlike
  11. paintmaker

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