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perma-tan

perma-tan is the alternative form of permatan.

Meaning of permatan

Noun

permatan (plural permatans)

  1. (colloquial) A perpetual tan.
    • His permatan, and his vanity, were his weakness. I needed a picture of him, and it needed to be as unflattering as possible. Moving my train of thought on a bit, I reasoned that he must also be a lover of natural sunbathing.2008, Alex Cole, Resistance

Forms of perma-tan

pluralperma-tans

Questions about perma-tan

What is perma-tan the alternative form of?
Perma-tan is the alternative form of permatan.

Words near perma-tan in the dictionary

  1. perma-boner
  2. perma-boners
  3. perma-drunk
  4. perma-frown
  5. perma-frowns
  6. perma-tan
  7. perma-tanned
  8. perma-tans
  9. permaban
  10. permabanned
  11. permabanning

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