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  1. Croydon faceliftnoun

    A hairstyle in which the hair is pulled tightly back from the face and fastened behind the head, thus pulling the features up and back and (unintentionally) giving an effect similar to a facelift.

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  1. Croydon facelift

    In English slang, a Croydon facelift (sometimes council house facelift, or in Northern Ireland a Millie facelift) is a particular hairstyle worn by some women. The hair is pulled back tightly 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 hairstyles that tightly pull the hair in this manner.This hairstyle is frequently portrayed in the media as belonging to young women from the lower social classes, particularly the Chav subculture (Ned in Scotland, Millie in Northern Ireland). 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.

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  1. 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 joked that the originator of this style may have been the ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti, based on a Channel 4 documentary.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of croydon facelift in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of croydon facelift in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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