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Definition of Nip and tuck
1. Adverb. Even or close in a race or competition or comparison. "He won nip and tuck"
2. Adjective. Inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition. "The election was a nip and tuck affair"
3. Noun. Plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised. "Some actresses have more than one face lift"
Specialized synonyms: Nose Job, Rhinoplasty
Generic synonyms: Anaplasty, Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive Surgery
Derivative terms: Face-lift
Definition of Nip and tuck
1. Adjective. (idiomatic) so evenly matched that the advantage shifts from one to the other, and the outcome is uncertain ¹
2. Noun. minor cosmetic surgery that tightens loose skin ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nip And Tuck
Literary usage of Nip and tuck
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1890)
"nip and tuck (Cornwall), a close contest. An old term in wrestling. ... Speaking of
bust-ups, it appears to be nip and tuck between Ed. Wolcott, Scott Lee, ..."
2. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1902)
"It was nip and tuck all along, who was to win her. 1888. Detroit Free Press.
20 Oct. We had some pretty running. It was Nip AND TUCK. ..."
3. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1857 [I got the trout off the fire] by the head, and the dog got him by the tail,
and it was nip and tuck, pull Dick, pull devil.—Knick. Mag., 1. 498 (Nov. ..."
4. Adventures of Alf. Wilson: A Thrilling Episode of the Dark Days of the Rebellion by John Alfred Wilson (1897)
"... IV -'«Nip and Tuck " — A Grand Old " Yankee " Man-Hunt— Citizens, Soldiers
and Dogs Join the Chase — Mark Wood and I Squat in a Little Brush Pile —The ..."
5. The American Wheat Culturist: A Practical Treatise on the Culture of Wheat by Sereno Edwards Todd (1868)
"Sheaves are bound in the " nip and tuck " style by passing the end of the band
in the right hand under the left hand, ..."
6. The Californian Illustrated Magazine by Charles Frederick Holder, Edward James Livernash (1892)
"To speak truth, even on the frequent short cruises to Monterey Bay, the parties
who go down on the yachts Nip and Tuck with everything set. some have since ..."
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