permatan

English

Alternative forms

• perma-tan

Etymology

From perma- +‎ tan.

Noun

permatan (plural permatans)

1. (colloquial) A perpetual tan.
   • 2008, Alex Cole, Resistance:

     His permatan, and his vanity, were his weakness. I needed a picture of him, and it needed to be as unflattering as possible. Moving my train of thought on a bit, I reasoned that he must also be a lover of natural sunbathing.

   • 2010, John Williams, Miss Shirley Bassey:

     Shirley Bassey's culture seemed to be that of international showbiz, and her natural skin tone not that far different from the permatan of a Sacha Distel or Cliff Richard.

   • 2016, Helen Callaghan, Dear Amy, →ISBN, page 87:

     Her hair was short and white-blonde, to set off her aggressive permatan, and she had soft cheeks and large grey eyes.

Related terms

• permatanned

 

Anagrams

• parament