greasepaint
noun
grease·paint
ˈgrēs-ˌpānt 
1
: a melted tallow or grease used in theater makeup
2
: theater makeup
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Every character gets metaphorically slimed with backstage greasepaint.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 July 2024
For a while, Taylor-Joy’s Furiosa forms a connection with Praetorian Jack (Tom Burke), a road warrior whose main lesson to her seems to be to wear blue greasepaint on their foreheads.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 May 2024
The greasepaint rockers were slated to kick off the U.K. portion of the outing on June 3 at Home Park Stadium in Plymouth, but on Tuesday the venue announced that the show has been canceled.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 May 2023
The intoxicating smell of the greasepaint?
—Graham Techler, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2023
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 July 2024
For a while, Taylor-Joy’s Furiosa forms a connection with Praetorian Jack (Tom Burke), a road warrior whose main lesson to her seems to be to wear blue greasepaint on their foreheads.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 May 2024
The greasepaint rockers were slated to kick off the U.K. portion of the outing on June 3 at Home Park Stadium in Plymouth, but on Tuesday the venue announced that the show has been canceled.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 May 2023
The intoxicating smell of the greasepaint?
—Graham Techler, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2023
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greasepaint
noun
grease·paint
ˈgrē-ˌspānt
: theatrical makeup
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