Jheri curl
noun/ˈdʒɛɹi kɜɹl/
Etymology
Named after American hairdresser Jheri Redding (1907–1998), its inventor.
Definitions
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.
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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