Recent Examples on the WebOrnella hands me a smock and a bouffant cap to pull over my hair.—Ligaya Mishan Anthony Cotsifas Emily Woo Zeller Tanya Pérez Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 13 May 2024 To start off the month, bouffant wigs at Marc Jacobs and Willy Chavvaria took over NYFW, while Beyoncé’s front row appearance at Luar and Thom Browne’s fairytale play shut it all down.—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 21 Feb. 2024 In her spot-on impersonation, Jenner wore a few of Elvira's signature looks, down to her bouffant black hair.—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2022 Palin’s old-fashioned semi-bouffant only added to this motherly effect.—Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2022 See all Example Sentences for bouffant
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Word History
Etymology
French, from Middle French, from present participle of bouffer to puff
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