trout pout
n.— «Actress Leslie Ash has warned women to beware the perils of cosmetic surgery after her lip enhancement procedure went disastrously wrong. The Merseybeat star said she had been through hell since implants left her with an over-sized “trout pout.”» —“‘Trout pout’ surgery warning” The Age (Australia) Feb. 6, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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