Definition of blow-dried
1
: having hair that has been dried and styled with a blow-dryer
also
: being or appearing well-groomed but superficial or vacuous
2
: visually or superficially appealing but lacking in substance
They have fought out in the open, with blizzards of faxes and blow-dried sincerity, and underground, with private detectives and well-connected lawyers.— Michael Isikoff et al.
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The first known use of blow-dried was in 1977
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