as in wigs
a headpiece made of natural or synthetic hair usually worn to cover a bald area
the weatherman calmly adjusted his toupee after the wind nearly blew it off
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In Hit Man, co-written with Richard Linklater, the Glen Powell character uses a very, very small quantity of latex (and some wigs) to … go undercover with the police to thwart murder-for-hire schemes, becoming a more confident man in the process.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025 -
Despite initially teasing a retirement from touring back in 2022, the band has decided to reverse course and get their wigs back into fighting shape.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Toupees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toupees. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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