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Meaning of "Croydon facelift" in the English dictionary

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CROYDON FACELIFT

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Croydon facelift is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CROYDON FACELIFT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Croydon facelift

In English slang, a Croydon facelift is a particular hairstyle worn by some women. The hair is pulled back tight and tied in a bun or ponytail at the back. The supposed result is that the skin of the forehead and face are pulled up and back, producing the effects of a facelift. Traction alopecia, a type of gradual hair loss, can result from using this hairstyle. This hairstyle is frequently portrayed in the media as belonging to young women from the lower social classes, particularly the Chav subculture. The term is thus considered derogatory because it portrays people from Croydon as being lower class. Croydon can be replaced by the name of any other unfashionable residential area. The Croydon Guardian newspaper jokingly suggested that the style may have originated with the ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti.

Definition of Croydon facelift in the English dictionary

The definition of Croydon facelift in the dictionary is the tightening effect on the skin of a woman's face caused by securing the hair at the back of the head in a tight ponytail.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CROYDON FACELIFT

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crown-jewel option
crown-of-thorns
crowned head
crowner
crownet
crowning
crowning glory
crownland
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WORDS THAT END LIKE CROYDON FACELIFT

airlift
backlift
boatlift
chair lift
chairlift
deadlift
drag lift
eyelift
face-lift
forelift
forklift
lift
sea lift
service lift
shoplift
ski lift
stairlift
straight arm lift
topping lift
uplift

Synonyms and antonyms of Croydon facelift in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Croydon facelift» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

克罗伊登换装
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Croydon facelift
570 millions of speakers

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Croydon facelift
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्रॉयडन नया रूप
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Translator English - Arabic

كرويدون تجميل
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Translator English - Russian

Кройдон подтяжку лица
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Translator English - Portuguese

Croydon facelift
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Translator English - Bengali

ক্রোয়েডন মুখোশ
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Croydon facelift
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Croydon facelift
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Translator English - German

Croydon Facelift
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Translator English - Japanese

クロイドンのフェイスリフト
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Translator English - Korean

크로이던 의 성형 수술
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Translator English - Javanese

Kerajinan Croydon
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Croydon facelift
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Translator English - Tamil

க்ரோய்டன் இன்ஸ்டிட்யூட்
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Translator English - Marathi

क्रॉयडन फेसिलिफ्ट
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Croydon facelift
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Translator English - Italian

Croydon facelift
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Translator English - Polish

Croydon facelift
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Кройдон підтяжку обличчя
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Translator English - Romanian

Croydon facelift
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Translator English - Greek

Croydon facelift
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Croydon facelift
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Translator English - Swedish

Croydon facelift
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Translator English - Norwegian

Croydon facelift
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Trends of use of Croydon facelift

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CROYDON FACELIFT»

The term «Croydon facelift» is used very little and occupies the 193.526 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROYDON FACELIFT»

Discover the use of Croydon facelift in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Croydon facelift and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Turning the Tide (Choc Lit):
Detective Sergeant Silk Tie and Detective Constable Croydon Facelift asked a lot of questions, all suggesting that Harry might have some useful information about a fire in a rubbish bin round the back of Samphire. She thought it was probably ...
Christine Stovell, 2010
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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
tower of a brakevan (caboose) US, 1940 crow storm noun a flocking up of noisy crows as cold weather approaches in the antumn CANADA, 1992 Croydon facelift noun a female hairstylein which the hair is scraped back(into aponytail ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
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Gender and Humor: Interdisciplinary and International ...
A “Croydon facelift” is an English colloquial term used to describe a hairstyle where hair is tied back in a bun or ponytail in such a tight manner that the perceived result is similar to a facelift—skin on the forehead and face pulled up and back.
Delia Chiaro, Raffaella Baccolini, 2014
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Planet Property:
I'd had a chat with John Burton of Westfield as the spat was warming up, coming to this conclusion in my 7th April EG column: Only Westfield Can Provide Croydon Facelift Who would you trust to whistle up a mega-mall in London?
Peter Bill, 2013
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Admit One: My Life in Film
The area would gain some notoriety later in my life, entering England's consciousness by coining the slang term Croydon Facelift. This derogatory phrase referred to the working class hairstyle each girl in the area proudly displayed.
Emmett James, 2010
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Brit Wits: A History of British Rock Humor
Decked out in a tracksuit, hoodie, sneakers, and hoop earrings, Sov wears her hair in a tight ponytail (a so-called Croydon facelift). Her in-songbelches and boastful admissions of hairy armpits, a “non-existent bum,” “small breast-ises,” and ...
Iain Ellis, 2012
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Gender, Agency, and Coercion
... infamous 'Croydon facelift') she is also 'gobby' and verbally aggressive but she is, very much a sympathetic character, rewarded in the third series for what the audience already knows about her intelligence she is given a new power, she ...
Sumi Madhok, Anne Phillips, Kalpana Wilson, 2013
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The Missing Trilogy: Includes Girl, MIssing; Sister, ...
'Old enoughto ask what?' she said. Dad mumbled something totally incoherent. Mum puther handson her hips. 'I thoughtwe agreed, Dave?' she saidina threatening voice. The atmosphere in the room stretched out tight, like a Croydon facelift.
Sophie McKenzie, 2013
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Dr Cipriano's Cell
What struck Dr Cipriano was how fat the mother was, despite her Croydon facelift. She had short, highlighted, hair, the equivalent of having a goose crap on your head, or a pile of vomit balanced on your scalp, in yellow, orange and green.
C J P Lee, Dr, 2011
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Clampdown: Pop-cultural Wars on Class and Gender
[7] Inthismanner, the baseball cap which graces the cover of Jones's book, the ' Croydon facelift'achieved bya scrapedback high ponytail, the goldhoopearrings andtheBurberry check, are takento be emblematic of 'chav'cultureand imbued with ...
Rhian Jones, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROYDON FACELIFT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Croydon facelift is used in the context of the following news items.
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Croydon's proud past celebrated in week long festival
Chavs, the Croydon facelift, concrete jungles and the home office. Any rich history was destroyed when the town was split into two by building ... «Croydon Guardian, Jun 15»
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Next-Day Hair Is a Thing We Can All Proudly Do Now, Because …
Last night, she stepped out in New York City rocking the Croydon facelift-like side pony—decidedly more dressed down than she was in her ... «MarieClaire.com, May 15»
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Met Ball Gala: Beyoncé And Kim Kardashian Dazzle In Revealing …
... stakes in a beautiful Givency gown, which was studded with colourful jewels. The jury's still out on that Croydon facelift up-do though. «Huffington Post UK, May 15»
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Five festive hair ideas
Kate Moss' iconic Croydon facelift, which she always styles with unwashed hair is one example. Brush your hair through and pull it back tight ... «Times of India, Apr 15»
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Brave women reveal what their hair REALLY looks like
... says: 'There's only one hairstyle I sport when I go anywhere hot or humid: the scraped-back Croydon facelift. Not that it suits me. Far from it. «Daily Mail, Jan 15»
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Sarah Jane Crawford's been telling porkies about her age – she's …
24th August 2010. A Croydon facelift ponytail and a mono midi for a film screening. 22nd May 2010. 22nd May 2010. A new blonde 'do and a ... «heatworld, Dec 14»
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Lucy Tobin: Hitler, sexism and dangerous diseases are not the stuff …
... the clothes with more holes than fabric; the greased-back, Croydon facelift-performing ponytail craze: fashion regularly throws up trends that ... «Evening Standard, Dec 14»
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X Factor Hair Stylist Jamie Stevens Wins Big At Hairdresser Of The …
Cheryl Cole's hair evolution from Croydon facelift ponytail to glossy X factor barnet, and everything in between... By Sophia Moir · View; View ... «Yahoo Lifestyle UK, Nov 14»
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What does your hair say about your health?
If you're a fan of the “Croydon facelift” you may be suffering from traction alopecia, where the follicles have been permanently damaged by ... «Mirror.co.uk, Nov 14»
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President Obama Addresses ISIS Threat3:26
Hair is styled with lashing of gel, with girls scraping their locks back into a super-tight ponytail known as a “Croydon facelift”. Variations of the ... «NEWS.com.au, Oct 14»

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