maskne en · NOUN
Etymology
From mask + -ne.
Meanings
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(informal, neologism, uncountable) Acne induced by wearing a mask.
These bacteria can fuel skin irritations and infections, now known as maskne in the popular press[…]
2020, P. Bradford Smith et al., “A scoping review of surgical masks and N95 filtering facepiece respirators: Learning from the past to guide the future of dentistry”, in Safety Science, volume 131, →DOI:But don’t dismiss maskne — acne and irritation from wearing a mask — as just another portmanteau to market skin-care products.
2020 June 17, Courtney Rubin, “Maskne Is the New Acne, and Here’s What Is Causing It”, in New York Times:Mask plays an inevitable role and became a part of our daily life in this pandemic era. The term "maskne" has become increasingly popular during the pandemic, particularly in the media, where it is used to describe several facial dermatoses.
2021 June 17, Kartikeya Kohli, “Management of ‘Maskne’ & Other Mask Related Facial Dermatoses”, in Medical Dialogue:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mascne | alternative | lexicographic |
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es mascné (mask acne) · pt mascne (mask acne) · it maskne (mask acne) · fr maskné (mask acne) · ru маскне (mask acne)