hairdo

noun

hair·​do ˈher-ˌdü 

plural hairdos

: the way in which someone's hair is cut and arranged : hairstyle

sported a new hairdo

a beehive hairdo

… remember seeing her on TV with Glen Campbell, with those awesome clothes. … Tight jeans and the Sixties bouffant hairdo and bangs and lots of heavy eyeliner …

—Rolling Stone

Synonyms of hairdo

• hairstyle
• haircut
• coiffure
• ponytail

Examples of hairdo in a Sentence

that hairdo makes her face look softer and rounder

Recent Examples on the Web

Her almost-white blonde coloring helped to amp up the hairdo’s geometric shape. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026

While Sennott hasn’t credited a specific hairstylist with Wednesday’s look, celebrity hairstylist Sami Knight styled her voluminous hairdo at the 2026 Emmys, where Sennott first appeared as a blonde. — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

And that includes taking his signature hairdo and slapping it on an airline. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026

The 29-year-old first debuted her new hairdo earlier this month while stepping out with her Euphoria costars Hunter Schafer and Alexa Demie to grab dinner at Rule of Thirds in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hairdo

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou

Kids Definition

hairdo

noun

hair·​do -ˌdü 

plural hairdos

: a way of dressing a person's hair : coiffure

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