| 单词 |
Jheri curl |
| 释义 |
Jheri curl, n. orig. U.S. (esp. in African-American usage).
Brit. |ˈdʒɛri ˌkəːl|, U.S. |ˈdʒɛri ˌkərl|
Forms: 19– Jheri curl, 19– Jheri kurl; Also with lower-case initial in the first element or capital initial in the second element.
[‹ Jheri, the nickname of Robert William Redding (1907–98), U.S. cosmetologist and entrepreneur who developed the product used to create the hairstyle + curl n.]
A hairstyle in which the hair is treated to form glossy, tight ringlets; the product used to create this hairstyle.
1977News Jrnl. (Mansfield, Ohio) 29 May 6 c/2 (advt.) June special—our $35.00 Jheri Kurl Perm for $18.50. 1990S. Lee Mo' Better Blues 84 He had a Jheri curl at the time, but once we washed out the activator and gave him the once-over with an Afro pick, you couldn't tell the difference. 1996Crain's Detroit Business (Nexis) 25 Mar. 3 Jheri-Kurl—a product that creates the tiny ringlet curls popularized by Michael Jackson in the late 1970s and early '80s. 2004Pride June 21/2 If it's an outdated jheri curl or pineapple wave that serve as your crowning glory, then we shall speak no more... We're just afraid such awful taste might be contagious. |
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