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fake tan en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (UK, countable) A substance, usually a lotion, cream, or oil, that contains chemicals which, when applied to the skin, react to give the appearance of a suntan.
  2. (UK, uncountable) A substance, usually a lotion, cream, or oil, that contains chemicals which, when applied to the skin, react to give the appearance of a suntan. ▸ Darkening of the skin as a result of using such a substance.
    • See, I reckon you're about an eight or a nine Maybe even nine and a half in four beers' time That blue Topshop top you've got on, it is nice Bit too much fake tan, though, but yeah, you score high 2004, “Fit But You Know It”, in Mike Skinner (lyrics), A Grand Don't Come For Free, performed by The Streets:

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Hypernyms

cosmetic · cosmetic

Synonyms

self-tanner · self-tanner

Translations (10)

de Selbstbräuner (substance applied to the skin to give the appearance of a suntan) · nl bruindouche (substance applied to the skin to give the appearance of a suntan) · it autoabbronzante (substance applied to the skin to give the appearance of a suntan) · pl samoopalacz (substance applied to the skin to give the appearance of a suntan) · ru автозага́р (substance applied to the skin to give the appearance of a suntan) · hu önbarnító (substance applied to the skin to give the appearance of a suntan) · fr autobronzant (substance applied to the skin to give the appearance of a suntan) · ru автобронза́нт (substance applied to the skin to give the appearance of a suntan) · fi rusketusvoide (substance applied to the skin to give the appearance of a suntan) · uk автозасма́га (substance applied to the skin to give the appearance of a suntan)