pramface

pramface
 n.β€” Β«Bristol has what is known in Britain as the look of the teen mum, the “pramface.”Β» β€”β€œA Mighty Wind blows through Republican convention” by Heather Mallick Rabble.ca (Canada) Sept. 9, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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