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permayouth

permayouth noun: the state of having a perpetually youthful appearance.

Noun

permayouth (uncountable)

  1. The state of having a perpetually youthful appearance.
    • With people living longer and treatments improving, anti-ageing medicine is now a lucrative business. But as the quest for 'permayouth' spreads beyond Hollywood, doctors warn that it could become an unhealthy obsession2002 April 7, Anthony Browne, “The obsession with eternal youth”, in The Guardian
    • I knew there was a downside to having the injections; the permanently surprised eyebrows, the scarily impassive face, but I thought that was the result of too many top-ups; Hollywood's addiction to permayouth.2009 June 25, Sally Brampton, “Elixir of youth? No, Botox left me looking like a Neanderthal”, in Daily Mail

Origin of permayouth

From perma- + youth.

Questions about permayouth

What does permayouth mean?
Permayouth means the state of having a perpetually youthful appearance.
What part of speech is permayouth?
Permayouth is a noun.

Words near permayouth in the dictionary

  1. permatron
  2. permatrons
  3. permavirgin
  4. permavirgins
  5. permavore
  6. permayouth
  7. permban
  8. permcath
  9. permcaths
  10. permeabelized
  11. permeabilisation

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