nip and tuckn.

Brit.

/ˌnɪp (ə)n(d) ˈtʌk/, U.S.

/ˌnɪp (ə)n ˈtək/

Inflections: Plural nips and tucks, nip and tucks.

Forms: 1900s– nip and tuck, 1900s– nip-and-tuck, 1900s– nip'n'tuck.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nip n.³, and conj.¹, tuck n.¹

Etymology: < nip n.³ + and conj.¹ + tuck n.¹

euphemistic.

Minor cosmetic surgery, esp. for the tightening of loose skin; an instance or the result of this. Also in extended use.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > fixation and repair operations > [noun] > repair > cosmetic > on specific parts

labioplasty1896

face-lifting1912

facelift1926

nose job1947

mammoplasty1957

nip and tuck1977

microdermabrasion1993

1977 N.Y. Times 13 Nov. 144 (heading) Nip and tuck.

1980 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 27 Oct. b5/4 Still, there was obviously a feeling that it was time for plastic surgery, and the nips and tucks were unveiled Friday night in the ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.

1983 Time (Nexis) 5 Dec. 11 Albert Finney is a plastic surgeon who brings beautiful women a nip and tuck closer to perfection.

1989 Motor Trend Oct. 54/1 A minor nip and tuck gives the Festiva a new grille, taillamps, badging and side molding.

2001 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 7 Mar. 7 He allowed unlicensed employees..to perform nose jobs and nip-and-tucks at his now-defunct plastic surgery clinics.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

nip and tuckadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌnɪp (ə)n(d) ˈtʌk/, U.S.

/ˌnɪp (ə)n ˈtək/

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nip n.³, and conj.¹, tuck n.¹

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < nip n.³ + and conj.¹ + tuck n.¹

Originally U.S.

Chiefly in predicative use. So closely contested as to make it hard to predict a winner; neck and neck. Sometimes used spec. in relation to a contest during which each of two competitors continually regains the lead. Also as adv.

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1832 J. K. Paulding Westward Ho! I. 172 There we were at rip and tuck, up one tree and down another.]

1845 Amer. Whig Rev. Nov. 514 The boys used to say, it was nip and tuck between Jack..and Castro, who would do the most foolhardy things.

1857 Knickerbocker 50 498 [I got the trout off the fire] by the head, and the dog got him by the tail, and it was nip and tuck, pull Dick, pull devil.

1890 in Big Game N. Amer. 92 It was a nip-and-tuck race.

1937 Nation 27 Feb. 227/1 On the current lists of non-fiction best-sellers ‘Live Alone and Like It’ has been running nip and tuck with ‘How to Make Friends and Influence People’.

1948 Economist 8 May 764/2 It is nip and tuck whether such a last great achievement of the bipartisan foreign policy can be ratified before..the Presidential race.

1988 Greyhound Star June 34/5 10–1 chance Dominator..overcame Foretop in a nip and tuck struggle to the line.

2001 Weston & Worle News (Electronic ed.) 19 July In a game that would decide the group winners it was nip and tuck up to 10–10.

Compounds

nip and tuck folder n. rare a kind of folding machine (see quot. 1964).

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1964 Gloss. Letterpress Rotary Print. Terms (B.S.I.) 25 Nip and tuck folder, a type of folder in which the fold at right angles to the run of the web is formed by a blade thrusting the web between folding jaws.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nip and tuck
释义	nip and tuckn. Brit. /ˌnɪp (ə)n(d) ˈtʌk/, U.S. /ˌnɪp (ə)n ˈtək/ Inflections: Plural nips and tucks, nip and tucks. Forms: 1900s– nip and tuck, 1900s– nip-and-tuck, 1900s– nip'n'tuck. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nip n.³, and conj.¹, tuck n.¹ Etymology: < nip n.³ + and conj.¹ + tuck n.¹ euphemistic. Minor cosmetic surgery, esp. for the tightening of loose skin; an instance or the result of this. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > fixation and repair operations > [noun] > repair > cosmetic > on specific parts labioplasty1896 face-lifting1912 facelift1926 nose job1947 mammoplasty1957 nip and tuck1977 microdermabrasion1993 1977 N.Y. Times 13 Nov. 144 (heading) Nip and tuck. 1980 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 27 Oct. b5/4 Still, there was obviously a feeling that it was time for plastic surgery, and the nips and tucks were unveiled Friday night in the ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. 1983 Time (Nexis) 5 Dec. 11 Albert Finney is a plastic surgeon who brings beautiful women a nip and tuck closer to perfection. 1989 Motor Trend Oct. 54/1 A minor nip and tuck gives the Festiva a new grille, taillamps, badging and side molding. 2001 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 7 Mar. 7 He allowed unlicensed employees..to perform nose jobs and nip-and-tucks at his now-defunct plastic surgery clinics. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). nip and tuckadj.adv. Brit. /ˌnɪp (ə)n(d) ˈtʌk/, U.S. /ˌnɪp (ə)n ˈtək/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nip n.³, and conj.¹, tuck n.¹ Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < nip n.³ + and conj.¹ + tuck n.¹ Originally U.S. Chiefly in predicative use. So closely contested as to make it hard to predict a winner; neck and neck. Sometimes used spec. in relation to a contest during which each of two competitors continually regains the lead. Also as adv. ΚΠ 1832 J. K. Paulding Westward Ho! I. 172 There we were at rip and tuck, up one tree and down another.] 1845 Amer. Whig Rev. Nov. 514 The boys used to say, it was nip and tuck between Jack..and Castro, who would do the most foolhardy things. 1857 Knickerbocker 50 498 [I got the trout off the fire] by the head, and the dog got him by the tail, and it was nip and tuck, pull Dick, pull devil. 1890 in Big Game N. Amer. 92 It was a nip-and-tuck race. 1937 Nation 27 Feb. 227/1 On the current lists of non-fiction best-sellers ‘Live Alone and Like It’ has been running nip and tuck with ‘How to Make Friends and Influence People’. 1948 Economist 8 May 764/2 It is nip and tuck whether such a last great achievement of the bipartisan foreign policy can be ratified before..the Presidential race. 1988 Greyhound Star June 34/5 10–1 chance Dominator..overcame Foretop in a nip and tuck struggle to the line. 2001 Weston & Worle News (Electronic ed.) 19 July In a game that would decide the group winners it was nip and tuck up to 10–10. Compounds nip and tuck folder n. rare a kind of folding machine (see quot. 1964). ΚΠ 1964 Gloss. Letterpress Rotary Print. Terms (B.S.I.) 25 Nip and tuck folder, a type of folder in which the fold at right angles to the run of the web is formed by a blade thrusting the web between folding jaws. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1977adj.adv.1845
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