quiffs

noun

plural of quiff
as in pompadours

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  1. hairdos
  2. hairstyles
  3. coiffures
  4. haircuts
Noun
  • For many young girls, back-to-school season is a prime time to test out new hairdos and styles for the upcoming year.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • An homage to Catherine O’Hara featured all her iconic hairdos on the city’s Jumbotron, garnering over 3 million impressions.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of hairdos
Noun
  • Old money hairstyles are pulled from the lookbooks of famous families like the Kennedys, with their glossy blowouts and soft, clean cuts.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Teens are notorious for experimenting with everything from hairstyles to clothing in the name of self-expression.
    — Liz Regalia, Parents, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of hairstyles
Noun
  • This need not be a burly bully who sizes up wardrobes and coiffures to decide who would best decorate your party.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
Definition of coiffures
Noun
  • By the end of the event, hundreds of backpacks had found new homes, dozens of children had fresh haircuts and hundreds of families had spent the day surrounded by people there to support them.
    — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Scroll through 15 messy bob haircuts to bookmark for your next trip to the hair salon.
    — Omenaa Boakye, InStyle, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of haircuts
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