nose job

noun Informal.
cosmetic surgery of the nose; rhinoplasty.
Origin:
1965–70

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nose job
 
—n
slang a surgical remodelling of the nose for cosmetic reasons

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Medical Dictionary

nose job n.
Rhinoplasty, especially one performed for cosmetic purposes.

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Slang Dictionary

nose job definition


  1. n.
    a plastic surgery operation to change the appearance of one's nose. : I don't want a nose job. What I got is good enough.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Within six weeks it had collapsed, and she was back in surgery again to fix what turned out to be a botched nose job.
She was advised to get a nose job and lose weight, but she refused.
Earlier, he'd had a nose job and began the lightening that would eventually turn his skin bizarrely pale.
Her surgery included a nose job, brow lift and chin implant.
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