nail polish on a hangnail

Ugly or useless despite an attractive appearance. This phrase, which is most often heard in “You can put nail polish on a hangnail, but it's still a hangnail,” can be used in all sorts of situations . . . and for all sorts of people.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gautam	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Matthaios	-	Biblical Greek
Toviyyah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Uttara	-	Hinduism, Indian, Marathi
Joord	YO:RT	Dutch
Elsa	EL-sə (English), EL-zah (German), EL-sah (Finnish)	English, German, Swedish, Icelandic, Finnish, Italian