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powder nose
powder one's nose
and powder one's faceto depart to the bathroom. (Usually said by women, or jocularly by men.) Excuse me, I have to powder my nose. She just went out to powder her face.
powder your nose
(spoken) to use a public toilet
“I'm going to powder my nose,” Vera said, following Elise out of the room. Usage notes: usually said by women
powder your nose
(humorous) if a woman says she is going to powder her nose, she means she is going to go to the toilet Well, if you'll excuse me a moment, I'm going to powder my nose.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Valkyrie | | val-KIR-ee (English), VAL-kə-ree (English) | Various |
Anniken | | - | Norwegian |
Barry | | BAR-ee, BER-ee | Irish, English |
Charley | | CHAHR-lee | English |
Ginette | | - | French |
CÉSar | | THE-sahr (Spanish), SE-sahr (Latin American Spanish) | French, Spanish, Portuguese |