"face control" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Russian фейсконтро́ль (fejskontrólʹ), from English face + control, a pseudo-anglicism. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|фейсконтро́ль}} Russian фейсконтро́ль (fejskontrólʹ), {{der|en|en|face}} English face, {{pl|ru|en|nocap=1|nocat=1}} pseudo-anglicism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} face control (uncountable)
  1. (Russia, Greece) The policy, in upscale nightclubs, of restricting entry based on a bouncer's snap judgment of the suitability of a person's looks, money, style or attitude. Tags: Russia, uncountable Translations (policy of restricting nightclub entry based on bouncer's snap judgment): фэйскантро́ль (fejskantrólʹ) [masculine] (Belarusian), ფეისკონტროლი (peisḳonṭroli) (Georgian), фейсконтро́ль (fɛjskontrólʹ, fejskontrólʹ) [masculine] (Russian), фейсконтро́ль (fejskontrólʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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