1
: a wig or section of hair worn to cover a bald spot
2
: a curl or lock of hair made into a topknot on a periwig or natural coiffure
also
: a periwig with such a topknot
Examples of toupee in a Sentence
the weatherman calmly adjusted his toupee after the wind nearly blew it off
Recent Examples on the Web
The book also inspired the dramatic scene Netflix’s Monsters in which Kitty Menendez (Chloë Sevigny) rips off Lyle Menendez’s (Nicholas Chavez) toupee at the dining room table.
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Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
Per Dunne, Lyle allegedly was fitted with a toupee for $1,450 in 1988 and had three others over the next year and a half.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
The unwieldy tone, which teeters between ominous and light camp (there’s a shocking toupee and overdone homoeroticism), implodes on itself, and the rest of the episodes are a repetitive slog.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
In return for grants of $100, donors will be listed on the end credits, while larger pledges give people the chance to get one of three toupees worn by Stan on-screen.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
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Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
Per Dunne, Lyle allegedly was fitted with a toupee for $1,450 in 1988 and had three others over the next year and a half.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
The unwieldy tone, which teeters between ominous and light camp (there’s a shocking toupee and overdone homoeroticism), implodes on itself, and the rest of the episodes are a repetitive slog.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
In return for grants of $100, donors will be listed on the end credits, while larger pledges give people the chance to get one of three toupees worn by Stan on-screen.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Toupee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toupee. Accessed 9 Oct. 2024.
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toupee
noun
tou·pee
tü-ˈpā 
: a small wig worn to cover a bald spot
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