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permanent shaves

permanent shaves is the plural of permanent shave.

Meaning of permanent shave

Noun

permanent shave (plural permanent shaves)

  1. (dated, idiomatic) A throat-slitting.
    • (ghost brandishing a noose:) “Brother, you sure gonna get your face lifted.” (ghost brandishing a razor:) “And a permanent shave! Ha! Ha! Ha!”1930, Fleischer Studios, Swing You Sinners
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see permanent, shave.

Questions about permanent shaves

What is permanent shaves the plural of?
Permanent shaves is the plural of permanent shave.

Words near permanent shaves in the dictionary

  1. permanent revolutionist
  2. permanent revolutionists
  3. permanent revolutions
  4. Permanent Sexual Arousal Syndrome
  5. permanent shave
  6. permanent shaves
  7. permanent teeth
  8. permanent tooth
  9. permanent underclass
  10. permanent underclasses
  11. permanent wave

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