hair spray

noun

: a liquid sprayed on the hair to keep it in place after styling

Examples of hair spray in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Someone spurted hair spray on Tate McRae’s long locks. — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026

Curl-defining mousse, volumizing hair spray and more. — Tory Johnson, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026

Her personal items — including earrings, high heels, blow dryer and hair spray — were strewn across the lot. — Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026

Also, a magenta bed once owned by a Vegas drag queen that couldn’t be restored in time for the show (too much hair spray caked on the headboard). — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hair spray

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• assez
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway

Kids Definition

hair spray

noun

: a liquid sprayed on the hair to keep it in place