The story
- English · derived fromface
- Russian · borrowed fromфейсконтро́ль
- English todayface control
From Russian фейсконтро́ль (fejskontrólʹ), from English face + control, a pseudo-anglicism.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
face control
Today it means: The policy, in upscale nightclubs, of restricting entry based on a bouncer's snap judgment of the suitability of a person's looks, money, style or attitude. Full definition →
Russian фейсконтро́ль ← English face