French twist

Definition of French twistnext

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Noun
  • Even if Hailey Bieber hasn’t gone platinum overnight, a big hair transformation isn’t out of the cards for her.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Is there a photo that captures the big hair of the '80s more perfectly?
    Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • While Republicans made the tax cuts for the wealthy permanent, these minor tax cuts for a few ordinary Americans are short-lived.
    Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2025
  • But that is still a sizable market; a 2020 analysis found that 10.5 million Americans used home hair permanents and relaxers, and clients are still having their hair relaxed at salons.
    Linda Villarosa Robin Miles Krish Seenivasan Alec K. Redfearn, New York Times, 13 June 2024
Noun
  • Paul, also sporting a buzz cut now, runs to the top of a plinth, high above a massive, cheering crowd.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
  • On February 27, however, the 63-year-old actor stepped out with her shortest hairstyle in 28 years, having reached a similar length post-buzz cut by February 1998.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The beehive is one of the closest clusters to Earth (approximately 600 light-years away) and one of the youngest (around 600 to 700 million years old).
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Cuoco also shared photos of her beehive 'do alongside more images of Aniston’s hairstyle and outfit worn at the 2002 Golden Globes.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Because Buckley has short hair, a chignon or updo was not an option—but combed neatly back with a side part, clearing the face, feels like a very Grace Kelly detail.
    Ana Serrano, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Her hair was Grace Kelly-elegant, with a low chignon by Jenda Alcorn.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • This frenzy unfolded into a succession of rings, like craps tables at a casino, in which breed competitions were taking place simultaneously—churning packs of basenjis, salukis, Xoloitzcuintlis, whippets, shih tzus, rat terriers, malamutes, and pugs.
    Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Another French influencer—27-year-old blogger Aniss Zitouni, who goes by the account name Aqababe—was one of the first to allege that Schreiner had organized the pug’s disappearance himself.
    Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Big Buford is made with two beef hamburger patties, two slices of American cheese, iceberg lettuce, tomato, red onion, dill pickles, ketchup, mustard, and mayo, all on a toasted bun.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The Caveman Burger from Bailey's Family Restaurant in Cave City -- a 2-pound, single ground-beef patty on a 9-inch bun to which customers can make a double or add cheese and/or bacon -- won the inaugural competition in 2024.
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Their head coach, Curt Cignetti, perpetually scowling beneath his 1950s crew cut, is fuel for countless memes.
    Keith O’Brien, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
  • For the event, the actor returned to his shaggy crew cut in his honey blonde hue — coordinating his 'stache and all.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
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“French twist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/French%20twist. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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