"fake tan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fake tans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fake tan (countable and uncountable, plural fake tans)
  1. (countable, UK) A substance, usually a lotion, cream, or oil, that contains chemicals which, when applied to the skin, react to give the appearance of a suntan. Tags: UK, countable Synonyms: self-tanner Hypernyms: cosmetic
    Sense id: en-fake_tan-en-noun-Lcgh~Okz Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Hungarian translations, Cosmetics Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Cosmetics: 50 50
  2. (countable, UK) A substance, usually a lotion, cream, or oil, that contains chemicals which, when applied to the skin, react to give the appearance of a suntan.
    (uncountable, UK) Darker skin as a result of using such a substance.
    Tags: UK, uncountable Synonyms: self-tanner Hypernyms: cosmetic
    Sense id: en-fake_tan-en-noun-f5yJz3bw Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Cosmetics Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Cosmetics: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (substance applied to the skin to give the appearance of a suntan): bruindouche [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), rusketusvoide (Finnish), autobronzant [masculine] (French), Selbstbräuner [masculine] (German), önbarnító (Hungarian), autoabbronzante [masculine] (Italian), samoopalacz [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), автозага́р (avtozagár) [masculine] (Russian), автобронза́нт (avtobronzánt) [masculine] (Russian), автозасма́га (avtozasmáha) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'substance applied to the skin to give the appearance of a suntan': 50 50
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