Meanings
plural French tips
- The (usually) white tip applied to each pink-painted nail as part of a French manicure.
Manicurist Eri Narita was behind the brat-green French tips seen at Vogue World, and revealed that her initial inspiration was the greens found in and around a tennis court, from the grass to the balls.
2024 June 27, Hannah Coates, “brat Green is the Mani Shade of The Moment”, in Vogue
Cite this entry
French tip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20tip
“French tip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20tip. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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