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foot detailing
 n.— «The procedure has been euphemized to connote ubermasculinity. “Spa foot detailing,” as it’s called, starts with a soothing soak in a frothing pool attached to a supercool (and, no doubt, superexpensive) black leather vibrating chair built specifically for this purpose.» —“Men: Get your feet wet” by Mike Thomas Chicago Sun-Times May 10, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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