"combover" meaning in All languages combined

See combover on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-combover.wav Forms: combovers [plural]
Etymology: From comb + over. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|comb|over}} comb + over Head templates: {{en-noun}} combover (plural combovers)
  1. A manner of combing hair from one side to the other in an attempt to conceal a medial bald patch. Wikipedia link: Comb over Categories (topical): Hair Synonyms: comb over, comb-over Translations (a manner of combing hair to conceal a bald spot): přehazovačka [feminine] (Czech), Sardelle [feminine, rare] (German), バーコード (bākōdo) (Japanese), hentesveis [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), hentesveis [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), pożyczka [feminine] (Polish), zaczeska [feminine] (Polish), зачёс (začós) [masculine] (Russian), peinado tapacalva [masculine] (Spanish), tapacalva [masculine] (Spanish), överkamning [common-gender] (Swedish), gwallt to (Welsh)

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