Brazilian wax

noun

variants or Brazilian bikini wax or less commonly Brazilian waxing or Brazilian bikini waxing

: a procedure for removing all or most of the hair from the pubic area by applying hot wax, covering the wax with a cloth to which the wax and hair adhere, and then peeling the cloth off quickly

Word History

First Known Use

1998, in the meaning defined above

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