brazilian butt lift

IPA/brəˌzɪl.jən ˈbʌt ˌlɪft/
IPA/brəˌzɪl.jən ˈbʌt ˌlɪft/

brazilian butt lift — noun

1. an operation in which a doctor moves fat from one part of the body to the buttoc

1.nounC1
Definition

an operation in which a doctor moves fat from one part of the body to the buttocks to make them look bigger and more rounded; often shortened to BBL

Example

Valentina saved for two years to pay for a brazilian butt lift.

have/pay for + a brazilian butt lift

The clinic in Miami performs about ten brazilian butt lifts every week.

countable: plural 'brazilian butt lifts'

Common collocations
  • have a brazilian butt lift
  • get a brazilian butt lift
  • recover from a brazilian butt lift
Synonyms
  • buttock augmentation

    the formal medical term for the same procedure

  • BBL

    the common abbreviation, used far more often in speech

Grammar Patterns

have a brazilian butt lift

Usage Note

Almost always shortened to the abbreviation BBL in everyday speech and online. Treated as countable: 'a brazilian butt lift', 'two brazilian butt lifts'.

Common collocations

Phrases

  • have a brazilian butt lift
  • get a brazilian butt lift
  • recover from a brazilian butt lift

Etymology

English

A modern English name for a cosmetic procedure. The word 'brazilian' points to the rounded, fuller buttock shape made popular by Brazilian beauty culture, while 'butt lift' plainly describes raising and reshaping the buttocks. The term spread in the 2000s alongside the rise of social media, and is now usually shortened to the initials BBL.