powder one’s nose

1. and powder one’s face tv. to depart to the bathroom. (Usually said by women, or jocularly by men.) She just went out to powder her face.

2. tv. to use cocaine. John is in the bedroom powdering his nose. What a habit!

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lamech	LAY-mik (English)	Biblical
ŽIvko	-	Croatian, Serbian
Hyacinth (1)	HIE-ə-sinth (English)	Greek Mythology (Anglicized)
Sally	SAL-ee	English
Darwin	['da:win]
Comfort	KUM-fərt	English (Rare)