An coupon offer today from AAA for a mani-pedi at a San Jose salon. I suppose the clippings mani (for manicure) and pedi (for pedicure, though it’s also attested for pedicab) have been around for quite some time, but this was the first time I’d really appreciated them.
On an ecard:
The two clippings are very frequently combined, as here:
7 Ways To Make Your Mani/Pedi Last Longer (link)
Mani-Pedi Do’s and Don’t! (link)
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(I can’t help thinking of Manipedi as a Hindu god.)
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