face control

English

Etymology

From Russian фейсконтро́ль (fejskontrólʹ), from English face + control, a pseudo-Anglicism.

Noun

face control (uncountable)

1. (Russia, Greece) The 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.

Translations

policy of restricting nightclub entry based on bouncer's snap judgment

• Belarusian: фэйскантро́ль m (fejskantrólʹ)
• Georgian: ფეისკონტროლი (peisḳonṭroli)
• Russian: фейсконтро́ль (ru) m (fɛjskontrólʹ, fejskontrólʹ)
• Ukrainian: фейсконтро́ль m (fejskontrólʹ)