"disco perm" meaning in All languages combined

See disco perm on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: disco perms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} disco perm (plural disco perms)
  1. A hairstyle that was popular in the 1970s that consisted of long hair that has been permed into tight curls in imitation of an afro. Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-disco_perm-en-noun-cdwhYiLO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2008, Susan Pomeranz, Open Your Heart and Say Ahhh, page xii:",
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