# face control

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The policy, in upscale nightclubs, of restricting entry based on a bouncer's snap judgment of the suitability of a person's looks, money, style or attitude.

## Etymology
From Russian фейсконтро́ль (fejskontrólʹ), from English face + control, a pseudo-Anglicism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/face-control