Botox smile en · NOUN
Etymology
From the way Botox paralyzes the facial muscles.
Meanings
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Synonym of Pan Am smile.
I smile a Botox smile because they think Julia is simply a chatty, precocious child.
2014, Tina Traster, Melissa Fay Greene, Rescuing Julia Twice, page 181:you see a "Botox smile.” It's polite and nothing more.
2017, Maryann Karinch, Jim McCormick, Body Language Sales Secrets:She beamed a stiff Botox smile at him, all the initial coyness replaced by professional PR.
2011, Ian Douglas Robertson, Turtle Hawks, page 180:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botox smiles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |