nip and tuck
nip and tuck · nip and tucks · nips and tucks
лифтинг, подтяжка кожи
Minor cosmetic surgery that tightens loose skinMinor cosmetic surgery that tightens loose skin.
Meaning
1 sensesMinor cosmetic surgery that tightens loose skin.
ли́фтингlífting, подтя́жка ко́жиpodtjážka kóži
More definitions
- plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
Translations
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By meaning 1
skin-tightening cosmetic surgery:
Origin
Of unknown origin. First use appears c. 1845, in the publication American Whig Review.Of unknown origin. First use appears c. 1845, in the publication American Whig Review.
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Forms
plural: nip and tucks / nips and tucksSynonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised:face liftfaceliftliftface liftingcosmetic surgeryrhytidectomyrhytidoplasty
See also
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