English Dictionary

Croydon facelift

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌkɹɔɪdn̩ ˈfeɪslɪft/

名詞

イギリス英語 軽蔑的 俗語

(British slang, derogatory) 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.

日本語の意味

（英国のスラング、軽蔑的表現）女性のヘアスタイルで、顔周りの髪を引っ張り、後ろで結んで固定するため、顔の特徴が上向きに持ち上がり、フェイスリフトしたような効果を狙ったスタイル

She pulled her hair back into a Croydon facelift to keep it from flapping in the wind.

彼女は風で髪がはためかないように、顔が引き上がったように見えるほどきつく髪を後ろで結んだ。

意味（1）

(British slang, derogatory) 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.

We climb in, and I plaster my Little House on the Prairie-style cloth hat over my hair so the greasy strands won't get yanked back into a Croydon facelift as I pull on my helmet.

Croydon facelifts （ plural ）