Meanings
plural Botox smiles
- Synonym of Pan Am smile.
you see a "Botox smile.” It's polite and nothing more.
2017, Maryann Karinch, Jim McCormick, Body Language Sales Secrets2 more examples
She beamed a stiff Botox smile at him, all the initial coyness replaced by professional PR.
2011, Ian Douglas Robertson, Turtle Hawks, page 180I smile a Botox smile because they think Julia is simply a chatty, precocious child.
2014, Tina Traster, Melissa Fay Greene, Rescuing Julia Twice, page 181Synonyms: Pan Am smile
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Pan Am smile.
Origin
From the way Botox paralyzes the facial muscles.
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