Jheri curl

noun
/ˈdʒɛɹi kɜɹl/

Etymology

Named after American hairdresser Jheri Redding (1907–1998), its inventor.

Definitions

  1. A hairstyle popular with the African-American community in the 1980s, giving a glossy,…

    A hairstyle popular with the African-American community in the 1980s, giving a glossy, loosely curled look.

    • Today's temperature's gonna rise up over 100 degrees, so there's a Jheri curl alert! That's right, Jheri curl alert. If you have a Jheri curl, stay in the house or you'll end up with a permanent black helmet on your head fuh-eva!
    • Eye shadow but no lipstick, Jheri curl drying out.
    • His little Jheri curl shined under the car's light. He looked hood.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Jheri curl.

    • We improved the process and enabled salon owners to do more than one jheri curl a day.
    • Richard’s jheri curls were a black corona around his face.

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