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Recent Examples of quiff
Meanwhile, Mitnick wears Danny’s black quiff and leather jacket.
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Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The look is described as a quiff with little to no hair sticking out from the sides.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday, at the Tom Ford catwalk, it was scraped back and waxed into a devil-may-care quiff style and worn with a pair of wayfarer-esque sunglasses also by the house.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Then Paul Hollywood would close in across the lawn, his silver quiff cutting the air like a fin.
—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
During the performance, Twain wore a dazzling cream dress with her hair in a partial quiff.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
On the evidence of the trailer, the quiff of Quaid is a monument for the ages.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
Her big hair channeled a looks that was once popular in the '50s and '60s, as her quiff stood several inches in the air, while the the hair in the back of her head remained curled.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023
Created by her go-to hairstylist, Bryce Scarlett, the style took inspiration from the 1950s, when volume, exaggerated waves, and quiffs were de rigueur in the world of women’s hair.
—Hannah Coates, Glamour, 29 June 2023
Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The look is described as a quiff with little to no hair sticking out from the sides.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday, at the Tom Ford catwalk, it was scraped back and waxed into a devil-may-care quiff style and worn with a pair of wayfarer-esque sunglasses also by the house.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Then Paul Hollywood would close in across the lawn, his silver quiff cutting the air like a fin.
—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
During the performance, Twain wore a dazzling cream dress with her hair in a partial quiff.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
On the evidence of the trailer, the quiff of Quaid is a monument for the ages.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
Her big hair channeled a looks that was once popular in the '50s and '60s, as her quiff stood several inches in the air, while the the hair in the back of her head remained curled.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023
Created by her go-to hairstylist, Bryce Scarlett, the style took inspiration from the 1950s, when volume, exaggerated waves, and quiffs were de rigueur in the world of women’s hair.
—Hannah Coates, Glamour, 29 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quiff
Noun
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Glitter’s matching hair was pulled into a tall pompadour; only two front pieces hanging out on the sides of the face.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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The new Camaro’s fierce-looking body comprises acres of metal, a front end that comes to a point as sharp as the back of Brian Setzer’s pompadour, three needless but snappy trim lines forward of the rear quarter panels and a non-functioning hood scoop.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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The international supermodel has yet to credit the stylist behind her new hairdo.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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The original meme shows an altered version of Lovato’s face with what appears to be a strange buzzcut-combover hairdo.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Jarrett dressed up as Lark Voorhies' fashionista character Lisa Turtle, donning a neon green number and scrunchie hairstyle.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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According to Ratanaruang, Miike even insisted on a specific hairstyle, the Punch Pama, a tight cropped perm popular amongst underworld elements in the 1970s.—
Marcus Lim,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ideal for anyone with a bob, the style allows the hair to be shaped into a romantic coiffure with shorter layers becoming part of an ornamental bun. Make-up artist Nina Park complemented the hair look with a delicate helping of blusher over the star’s cheeks and down the bridge of her nose.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
22 Oct. 2025
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His hair is the kind of shaggy that suggests abject neglect more than overpriced Hollywood coiffure.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And the big bosses upstairs decided that his haircut was not going to be recognizable on the cover.—
Charlotte Triggs,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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On screen and throughout the start of her career, Long could be recognized by her short haircut and pin-thin eyebrows.—
Essence,
Essence,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Quiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiff. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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