nose job

American  

noun

Informal.

1. cosmetic surgery of the nose; rhinoplasty.

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nose job British  

noun

1. slang a surgical remodelling of the nose for cosmetic reasons

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Etymology

Origin of nose job

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Here’s what Kardashian copped to: a nose job.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025

Investigators said she spent more than $6,000 on a nose job there and changed her hairstyle and hair color to evade authorities before she was arrested as a beachside hostel.

From Washington Times • Nov. 16, 2023

“So you think you want a nose job? Read this first.”

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2023

“They gave Barney contacts, a nose job and bigger veneers. Sad,” read another tweet.

From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2023

And so, for her seventeenth birthday, they offered to get her a nose job.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi