Meanings
- RussiauncountableGreeceThe 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.
Slava Kaz, however, was not impressed. They were young. The girls weren’t all that pretty. And look at him, look at his shoes. It was a quick calculation. They did not pass face control. […] In Moscow, a strict face control policy is respected as a necessary and proper part of going out.
2009 September 25, Joshua Yaffa, “Barbarians at the Gate”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2012
Origin
- Englishface
- Russianфейсконтро́ль
- Englishface control
From Russian фейсконтро́ль (fejskontrólʹ), from English face + control, a pseudo-anglicism.
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Russian фейсконтро́ль
- фейсконтро́ль (fɛjskontrólʹ, fejskontrólʹ)policy of restricting nightclub entry based on bouncer's snap judgment
Ukrainian фейсконтро́ль
- фейсконтро́ль (fejskontrólʹ)policy of restricting nightclub entry based on bouncer's snap judgment
Cite this entry
face control. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face%20control
“face control.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face%20control. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “face control,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face%20control.
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