makeunder
n.— «While most women in showbiz would love to get a stunning “make-over,” pop star Nick Lachey’s girlfriend Vanessa Minnillo has done just the opposite. Minnillo is reportedly undergoing a drastic “makeunder’ to become an ugly and a fat girl.» —“Nick Lachey’s girl undergoes drastic ’makeunder’ to turn ugly” Celebrities Uncensored Nov. 10, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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