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a manicure with the last three syllables amputated by people who love their nails too much to waste breath.
means short for manicure, the cosmetic treatment that shapes, buffs, and polishes fingernails.
from from latin manus, hand, plus cura, care — manicure entered english in the 1870s from french, and got clipped to mani sometime in salon slang as gel sets and appointments multiplied.
often pairedpedi almost never travels alone
gel lifespanlasts roughly two to three weeks
industry sizeus nail salons gross billions yearly
for instance
french mani — white-tipped classic, popularized in 1970s hollywood
gel mani — uv-cured polish invented in the 1980s, dominates salons since 2010s
press-on mani — kiss and impress brands turned diy into a five-minute ritual