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part esthetician, part demolition expert, ripping out whatever you'd rather not discuss at dinner.
means A person who removes hair by applying wax and tearing it away, or more broadly anyone or anything that applies wax for smoothing, polishing, or sealing.
from From "wax" plus the agent suffix "-er" — the one who waxes. "Wax" comes from Old English "weax," the stuff bees make, related to German "Wachs" and other Germanic words for the same sticky hive product. For most of history a waxer dealt in candles, polish, and seals; the salon sense — wax as a tool of follicular eviction — is a much more recent twist on a very old word.
- ancient roots
- Egyptians waxed with honey and sugar millennia ago
- pain economics
- clients pay premium for brief, controlled agony
- car cousin
- same verb buffs hoods and bares legs
- steady hand
- timing the rip is the whole craft
brazilian waxing — hair removal service originating in brazil, popularized in us salons from the 1990s onward
floor waxer — electric buffing machine used by janitors and cleaning services since early 1900s
surf wax — grip product applied to surfboards, brands like mr. zog's established in 1960s hawaii