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permatan

permatan noun: a perpetual tan.

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
    • Shirley Bassey's culture seemed to be that of international showbiz, and her natural skin tone not that far different from the permatan of a Sacha Distel or Cliff Richard.2010, John Williams, Miss Shirley Bassey

Forms of permatan

pluralpermatans
alternative formperma-tan

Origin of permatan

From perma- + tan.

Questions about permatan

What does permatan mean?
Permatan means a perpetual tan.
What part of speech is permatan?
Permatan is a noun.
What is the plural of permatan?
The plural of permatan is permatans.

Words near permatan in the dictionary

  1. permastunned
  2. permastunning
  3. permastuns
  4. permasuit
  5. permasuits
  6. permatan
  7. permatanned
  8. permatans
  9. permatemp
  10. permatemps
  11. permathread

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