"BOBFOC" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: BOBFOCs [plural]
Etymology: Acronym of "body off Baywatch, face off Crimewatch". Head templates: {{en-noun}} BOBFOC (plural BOBFOCs)
  1. (UK, colloquial, derogatory) Synonym of butterface (“a person with an attractive body but ugly face”). Wikipedia link: Baywatch, Crimewatch Tags: UK, colloquial, derogatory Categories (topical): Body, Face, People, Sexism Synonyms: butterface [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-BOBFOC-en-noun-oDNJRFGx Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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