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Croydon facelift

/ˌkɹɔɪdn̩ ˈfeɪslɪft/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A women's hairstyle, associated with lower social classes, in which the hair is pulled tightly back from the face and fastened behind the head, thus pulling the features up and back and giving an effect similar to a facelift.

Etymology / origin

From Croydon, a Borough of London + facelift.

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