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Origin of waxing
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at wax 1, -ing 1
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"It's sort of the anti-memoir," he laughs about the punningly titled Waxing On.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2022
Cut down on your salon visits with the GiGi Mini Pro Waxing Kit.
From Fox News • Nov. 26, 2021
Waxing can cause ugly and painful ingrown hairs.
From Slate • Oct. 22, 2019
She deplores the way ersatz feminist debates have become clickbait, revolving around such trivial questions as: “Does Waxing Make Me a Bad Feminist?”
From New York Times • May 22, 2016
Waxing absolutely desperate, the girls not only thumped on the glass, but shouted.
From The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life by Brazil, Angela
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