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A blend of mask and makeover. A maskover is a change in how something looks or feels, where one mask or fake front is replaced by another—often softer, kinder, or more hopeful—but not always a real fix. It’s a surface-level change that covers old problems without fully solving them.
The world needs a maskover — a softer, kinder disguise.

A maskover is swapping one mask for another — maybe better, not perfect.

Sometimes a maskover just covers cracks without fixing them.
Maskover by Hagi19 February 2, 2026
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mankover 

When ambiguous and non-attractive folk go from manky looking to nice looking.

Note: use of hairspray a key elelment to the makover.
'She had a mankover recently and looked good-age'
mankover by bay17 August 17, 2009
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Massover 

What Catholics celebrate during Lent.
Jewish people have Passover... Catholics have Massover.
Massover by Alicatmeow May 8, 2011

Mankover 

A men's makeover. Often consisting of manscaping, manicures, mankup and a mancial.
Wow, what happened to Ted? He needs a total mankover.
Mankover by makeover guy June 17, 2010
Da "rearranging of yer bodily features" dat will likely occur if you decide to swim with sharks.
Da ditzy dictionary-reading blonde in da "dolphins" Vonage ad never realized dat she might be headed for a major makover due to her "stupid decision" --- too bad she hadn't reached da word "shark" in her reference-book there. :P
makover by QuacksO July 19, 2023