hair spray

noun

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

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Her personal items — including earrings, high heels, blow dryer and hair spray — were strewn across the lot. Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 15 July 2025 Original price: $64.99 This wooden beauty salon play set comes with a hair dryer, hair spray, hair straightener, comb and brush. Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025 Key ingredients: Alma, sea kelp, rose hip How To apply: Use this in place of hair spray. Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 May 2025 In each stall, there’s a vending machine offering Colours condoms; the sink counter is stocked with enough hair sprays, gels, and lotions to open a salon. Amy Virshup, Vulture, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hair spray

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hair spray was in 1958

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“Hair spray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hair%20spray. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.

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hair spray

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

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