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lick of paint en · NOUN

Etymology

Compare French coup de peinture.

Meanings

1. (informal) A visual redesign or revamp.
   • "It's far more than a lick of paint," says Southern's project director Alistair Hinze, who has worked across the project since it began. 2025 July 23, Richard Wilcock, “A new dawn for the Electrostars”, in RAIL, number 1040, page 25:
   • We've given our website a lick of paint.

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