pompadour

noun

pom·pa·dour ˈpäm-pə-ˌdȯr

Synonyms of pompadour next

: a man's style of hairdressing in which the hair is combed into a high mound in front

: a woman's style of hairdressing in which the hair is brushed into a loose full roll around the face

: hair dressed in a pompadour

pompadoured

ˈpäm-pə-ˌdȯrd

adjective

Examples of pompadour in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Wade’s gurgling pompadour matches well with his roly-poly physique and go-with-the-flow personality. —

Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023 The strange pompadour hairstyle is bringing me right back to the 50s. —

Seventeen.com Editors, Seventeen, 28 Nov. 2022 The mug shot shows the suspect’s head lowered as if to obscure a jowly double-chin, eyes narrowed into a glare, lips firmly pursed and yellow pompadour swirled into a cotton-candy crown. —

Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023 Naturally, his signature pompadour was supported with wire. —

Elle Timms, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2023 The Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is thirty-eight years old and slender, with thick black hair, receding a bit at the temples, swept up into something approaching a pompadour. —

Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2023 After filming for the new movie began in October, Elordi was spotted wearing his version of Elvis's classic attire in Toronto — a white blazer with black trim, a black dress shirt, dark pants, and sunglasses, along with Elvis' famous pompadour hairstyle. —

Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2023 Elordi's costume for his role as the king of rock 'n roll included a white blazer with black trim, a black dress shirt, dark pants and sunglasses, along with Elvis' famous pompadour hairstyle. —

Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2022 Seated in her chair in her Beverly Hills salon were A-listers as disparate as Jimi Hendrix, Nancy Reagan, Sharon Tate and Lucille Ball; her work on Elvis Presley ensured that his fans’ eyes were focused as much on his jet-black pompadour as on his gyrating hips. —

New York Times, 14 May 2022 See More

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