reverse panda
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Mindy_Main_10.jpg/200px-Mindy_Main_10.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From a likening of the effect to an inversion of the giant panda's face, which is white with black circles around the eyes.
Noun
[edit]- (informal) An undesired effect involving light makeup applied around the eyes appearing as white circles or patches, especially in a photograph or video due to intense lighting or a camera flash.
- 1983 July 31, “TV News: Cosmetic Casualty”, in Miami Herald:
- If KMBC wants to dabble, as Craft has charged, with "reverse panda" circles of makeup around her eyes to hide what it sees as her bags, it can.
Quotations
[edit]- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:reverse panda.