boyzilian en · NOUN
Etymology
Blend of boy + Brazilian (“a style of pubic hair removal”).
Meanings
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(slang) A cosmetic treatment involving complete removal of a man's pubic hair by waxing.
Meanwhile, men in the West are becoming more comfortable with what's termed “manscaping” (or “grooming”), using a variety of beauty products, shaving their chests and even having “boyzilians” (a male Brazilian wax).
2014, Niall Richardson, Adam Locks, Body Studies: The Basics, Routledge, →ISBN, page 39:Yet we know men are getting boyzilians, because salons do offer them.
2024 August 29, Zoe Williams, “‘They handled me like a carcass!’: why are so many men now ‘manscaping’?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:"It's safe to say l would never get a 'boyzilian' (male bikini wax)," he says. "Seriously, l don't know how women do it."
2007, Vegetarian Times, numbers 346-354, page 95:Since when did American society decide that a man's hotness is achieved through aggressive chest waxing? Or “boyzilians”?
2013, Amy Webb, Data, A Love Story: How I Cracked the Online Dating Code to Meet My Match, Dutton, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| boyzilians | Number=Plur | lexicographic |