“Nail-biting” means something that causes anxiety or suspense. This doesn’t usually involve actual nail biting, but there are manicure joke.
 
“Just been at the manicure would championships, it was a nail biting finish” was posted on X/Twitter by stephenbodman on December 21, 2010. “You should’ve been at the manicure world championships. What a nail-biting finish” was posted on X/Twitter by Jonathan Hunt on January 4, 2011. “You should have been at the World Manicure Championships. What a nail-biting finish” was posted on X/Twitter by Lewis on June 18, 2011.
 
“Went to a really bad manicure competition yesterday. It was nail-biting” was posted on X/Twitter by Mark Haggan on July 6, 2011. “I went to a really bad manicure competition yesterday. It was nail-biting” was posted on LaffGaff on April 22, 2014.
 
 
Wikipedia: Manicure 
A manicure is a mostly cosmetic beauty treatment for the fingernails and hands performed at home or in a nail salon. A manicure usually consists of filing and shaping the free edge of nails, pushing and clipping (with a cuticle pusher and cuticle nippers) any nonliving tissue (but limited to the cuticle and hangnails), treatments with various liquids, massage of the hand, and the application of fingernail polish.
       
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stephenbodman
@stephenbodman
Just been at the manicure would championships, it was a nail biting finish.
7:20 AM · Dec 21, 2010
 
Facebook
Richard Reynolds
December 30, 2010 at 7:09 AM ·
just watched the World Manicure Championships on ESPN. What a nail-biting finish 🙂
 
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Jonathan Hunt
@JonathanH1467
You should’ve been at the manicure world championships. What a nail-biting finish.
9:42 AM · Jan 4, 2011
 
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Lewis
@LewisPatmore
You should have been at the World Manicure Championships. What a nail-biting finish
3:02 AM · Jun 18, 2011
 
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Sam Nomaski
@Sarkysammo
@wbavicki morning! I’m at the world manicure championships
Could be a nail biting finish! 😊
3:49 AM · Jun 18, 2011
 
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PJ
@PJJAFC
@flintoff11 I took part in a worst manicure contest last night.The finish was nail biting.
11:09 AM · Jul 6, 2011
 
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Mark Haggan
@markhaggan
Went to a really bad manicure competition yesterday. It was nail-biting.
11:57 AM · Jul 6, 2011
           
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Rob Underwood
@itsrobunderwood
You should’ve been at the manicure world championships - what a nail biting finish!!!
11:43 AM · Jul 16, 2011
 
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Andy’s Magic - Children’s Entertainer & Magician
@AndytheMagic
Today I went to the manicure world championships… Great competition, nail biting finish 😊
Goodnight all
7:23 PM · Jul 30, 2011
 
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gareth george
@garethjgeorge
World Manicure Championships - a nail-biting finish apparently.
3:52 AM · Aug 15, 2011
 
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Tutor2u Geoff (FRSA)
@tutor2uGeoff
Looking forward to the manicure world championships after last years nail-biting finish
1:50 AM · Oct 1, 2011
 
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Jono
@Jonos_Music
Anyone see the world manicure championship?? Was a nail biting finish…
4:19 PM · Nov 20, 2011
 
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Kevin Barwood
@NELEX
@DebGreenwoodTV I went to the Manicure World Championships. What a nail biting fnish
11:47 AM · Feb 16, 2014
 
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David Doran
@DavidDoran73
@Puncroaker @squellwalsh I was at the World Manicure Championship…it was a nail-biting finish ! #PunOfTheDay
10:53 AM · Jul 21, 2014
 
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Bobs Funny Jokes
@BobsFunnyJokes
Went to a really bad manicure competition yesterday. It was nail-biting.
12:05 AM · Aug 11, 2015
   
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Charles Fudgemuffin
June 6, 2016 at 2:06 PM ·
I’ve just watched a really bad manicure competition. It was nail-biting.
 
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Puns AndOneliners
@punsandoneliner
Went to a really bad manicure competition yesterday. It was nail-biting.
http://markhaggan.com/randomness/friday-is-cheesy-one-liner-day/  #Humour #Joke http://markhaggan.com/randomness/friday-is-cheesy-one-liner-day/
11:00 PM · Jul 27, 2018
     
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JD Here
January 6, 2020 at 7:31 AM ·
Just been to the manicure world championships….
Phew, what a nail-biting finish….
 
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Dennis Staples
@gosporttomarlow
just come back from the world Manicure championships, what a nail biting finish!
4:12 AM · Oct 14, 2021
 
LaffGaff
Manicure Competition
April 22, 2024 by LaffGaff
I went to a really bad manicure competition yesterday.
It was nail-biting.
 
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Robert Wilkinson
@robertwlk
I went to a really bad manicure competition yesterday.
It was nail-biting.
7:30 AM · Apr 22, 2024