"pizza face" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-pizza face.ogg Forms: pizza faces [plural], pizza-face [alternative], Pizza Face [alternative]
Etymology: From pizza + face. First use appears c. 1964 in the Delaware County Daily Times. Etymology templates: {{com|en|pizza|face}} pizza + face Head templates: {{en-noun}} pizza face (plural pizza faces)
  1. (slang, derogatory) A person whose face has blemishes, acne, welts, bruises, colored splotches, etc. Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): People, Pizza
    Sense id: en-pizza_face-en-noun-ir060IDi Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pizza: 97 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. (slang, derogatory) The face of such a person. Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-pizza_face-en-noun-d4UdbdjY

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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