单词 | mani-pedi |
释义 | mani-pedin. colloquial (originally Philippine English). A beauty treatment comprising both a manicure and a pedicure. Frequently attributive. ΚΠ 1972 K. Polotan-Tuvera in Philippines Daily Express (Manila) 12 May 17/1 Summer and the mani-pedi scene... Summer is driving the ladies into the beauty shops where they sit..being mani'd and pedi'd. 1975 K. Polotan-Tuvera in R. V. Croghan Developm. Philippine Lit. in Eng. iii. 339 Mani is a peso; pedi is a peso and fifty... The mani-pedi is a weekly must. 1991 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) (Flair Mag.) 9 Dec. 11/4 There are two mani-pedi specialists who will leave the toes and fingers in tip top shape. 2004 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 1 May l5 She [sc. a 17-year-old] needs two hair tryouts, a facial, a mani-pedi and tanning sessions to get ready for her..formal. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1972 |
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