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permatan /ˈpəːmətan /noun British informalA year-round suntan, typically one produced by artificial means: with his designer suits, his permatan, and his amorous adventures, he is not a traditional politician...- Two weeks later, he's back in the office with a permatan to die for.
- I'd often puzzled about the guy's permatan.
- Small and dapper with a permatan, he has been described by one acquaintance as resembling a cheesy US Senator.
Derivativespermatanned adjective ...- The female clientele is initially non-existent apart from my wife and her mum, but then a permatanned, shoulder-padded businesswoman enters the room, waving her filofax in front of her.
- I rather fancy that the presenters (permatanned, vacant behind the eyes) could probably go on all night if required.
- He was surrounded the entire day by an entourage of well-dressed, permatanned male supporters.
Origin1980s: from perma- + tan1. |