🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Nasenoperation

Pronunciation / Transliteration: na-zen-o-pe-ra-tion

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nose Job/noʊz dʒɑb/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Er hat sich für eine Nasenoperation entschieden, um sein Selbstbewusstsein zu stärken."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A surgical procedure to alter the shape or appearance of the nose.

    "After years of feeling self-conscious about her nose, she finally decided to get a nose-job."
  2. 2

    Informal term for rhinoplasty, often used in a colloquial context.

    "He joked about needing a nose-job after his last basketball game."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'nose job' originated in the mid-20th century, combining the word 'nose', derived from Old English 'nosu', and 'job', which has roots in Middle English 'jobbe', meaning a task or piece of work. The phrase evolved to refer specifically to cosmetic surgery procedures aimed at altering the shape or appearance of the nose.

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