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Saturday, February 25, 2006
Shyfocals
Meaning: Contact lenses.
Pronunciation: Rhymes with bifocals.
Usage: Rani Mukherjee wore dark tinted shyfocals in Black.
Root: People slip into contact lenses when they're shy of wearing spectacles. So that's Shy + Bifocals.
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