spit curl

noun

: a spiral curl that is usually plastered on the forehead, temple, or cheek

Examples of spit curl in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And at her sideburns was another, smaller spit curl. Gabi Thorne, Allure, 1 Sep. 2023 His piercing eyes surveyed his audience from beneath a ginger spit curl. James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023 Brandon Routh just missed the superhero movie boom by a spit curl. David Betancourt, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2019 The hair was short, combed forward, and arranged in sort of spit curls around the temples. Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Town & Country, 22 Aug. 2013 The classic look would often get sexed up with spit curls that lay slicked to the forehead, at the nape of the neck, or in front of the ear, thanks to the influence of Josephine Baker. Rebecca Norris, Allure, 22 May 2018

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Word History

Etymology

probably from its being sometimes plastered down with saliva

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spit curl was in 1831

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Cite this Entry

“Spit curl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spit%20curl. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.

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