Madonna braid

After the manner of Italian representations of the Madonna.

Madonna braids are next the face, and the curls beyond.

1828, “Records of the Beau Monde. Fashions for September, 1828. Explanation of the Prints of the Fashions.”, in La Belle Assemblée, or Court and Fashionable Magazine; Containing Interesting and Original Literature, and Records of the Beau-Monde, volume VIII, London: […] Geo. B. Whittaker, […], page 120, column 2:

The hair is beautifully arranged in a Madonna braid in front.

1829, Souvenir, page 317, column 2; quoted in “Madonna”, in James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors, A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes VI, Part 2 (M–N), London: Clarendon Press, 1884–1928, →OCLC, page 19, column 1:

The luxuriant brown hair was coiled simply at the back, and confined by a tortoiseshell comb; the front was parted in Madonna braids from the clear, intelligent brow, and being exceedingly long, and simply crossed over the coil at the back of the head, hung down behind each ear in two or three beautiful drooping curls.

1887, Margaret Jameson, Training: A Tale of North-Country Life, volume II, London: Tinsley Brothers, […], page 102:

Besides, at the piano sat Ágnes Kallós, István’s fiancée, in a white dress, her luxuriant hair in a Madonna-braid.

1999, Margit Kaffka, translated by George F. Cushing, Colours and Years, Corvina Books Ltd., →ISBN, page 61:

He remembered her with her hair parted in the centre and arranged smoothly on either side of her face in a Madonna braid.

2003, John Baker, The Meanest Flood, Orion Books, →ISBN, page 134:

A smooth braid arranged on a side of the face.


Dutch braid

A kind of French braid, but with sections of the hair crossed under rather than over one another.


snail trail

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Once I even touched myself and left a snail trail on her washcloth.

2012 August 7, Maxine Swann, The Foreigners, Penguin, →ISBN, page 229:

I grind my pussy on the cold, vertical bar and probably leave a nice snail-trail for the mop-boy to clean before the next girl goes up to shake her shit on stage.

2013 August 23, *~Phone Slut 4U~*, “♥♥♥♥♥ Stripper MILF!! ♥♥♥♥♥★”, in uw.alt.sex.beastiality (Usenet):

Nads spent Christmas day riding her mighty Sybian hobby horse, and left a snail trail everywhere.

2019 December 30, Checkmate, “It's that time of the year again, kooks!”, in alt.checkmate (Usenet):

(slang, vulgar) A viscous streak of vaginal lubrication left on a surface.


vajungle

/vəˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/

“We embody our beloved Axl, Slash, Duff, Izzy and Steve in every way we know how,” said Mia Von Glitz, who plays “Muff” McKagen in Guns N’ Hoses. “Gash humps her Les Paul and shreds her solo while Axl Hose screams, crabs and falls to the floor, only to be faced with the up-the-skirt-shot of my vajungle … [Lizzy Straddling] sexily headbangs her incredible red mane to the solid beat given by killer Stevie Rattler on the kit.”

2013 February 13, Danielle Furfaro, “Brooklyn now has two all-female Guns N’ Roses cover bands”, in The Brooklyn Paper, archived from the original on 2022-12-09:

There's NOTHING UNUSUAL left that people can DO WITH THEIR PUBES except GROW THEM BACK; we're back full circle to the VAJUNGLE.

2014, Linda Hampshire, Karima El-Hakkaoui, The Wedding a to Z: Everything You Need to Know ... and Stuff You Never Thought to Ask, Potter Style, page 173:

No stranger to these situations, Yangilmau wrote the song for her play “Vajungle,” a show meant to resonate with the tragedy of sexual assault and the challenges that victims like her friend face afterwards.

2015 October 22, Stacey Coles, “Playwright examines sexual assault in ‘Vajungle’”, in The Baltimore Watchdog, archived from the original on 2016-05-03:

Taming your vajungle is a personal choice entirely, and if you choose not to do any sort of grooming down there, that’s fine. But if you decide to groom yours like a vaginal topiary, or just take it all off, then you probably have a grooming regimen.

2018 September 24, Sa'iyda Shabazz, “If You Like To Go Bare Down There, You Need These Products In Your Life”, in ScaryMommy.com, archived from the original on 2022-12-07:

Towson seemed to be exactly the right place to foster her two greatest passions: social activism and theatre. Ultimately those two passions led her to write her own play, Vajungle, which explores the complexities of being a sexual assault survivor.

(Can we date this quote?), “Mani Yangilmau”, in Townson University, archived from the original on 2022-11-30:

(slang, derogatory) A vagina with unkempt or poorly maintained pubic hair.


Eton crop

en-noun

Eton crop (countable and uncountable, plural Eton crops)

Due to the former tendency for boys studying at Eton to have similar haircuts.

A typically female haircut where the sides and the back are left shorter than the top of the hair and the fringe is often cut short and slicked down.


silk press

A method of straightening hair using heat.


Omer beard

(Judaism) a beard grown during the time in Omer, when the beard must not be cut


Movember beard

A beard grown during the event of Movember by those men, who choose to grow it (despite the opposite tradition, which allows only the growing of a Movember moustache, and not a full beard).


bihawk

A hairstyle with two Mohawk-like crests on the left and right of the scalp.


texturism

Unintentionally, I had supported texturism as a girl, choosing to never wear my hair curly until my last year of high school, […]

Prejudice based on the texture of a person's hair, typically when it is Afro-textured.


Castle bob

Named for Irene Castle (1893–1969), American dancer and actress, who popularised it.

Gretchen was from Texas, blue-eyed, and her blond hair was cut like Caresse's, in a Castle bob, short, with bangs.

1976, Geoffrey Wolff, Black Sun, New York Review of Books, published 2003, page 156:

A women's hairstyle of the 1920s, with the hair cut to medium-short length with a fringe at the front.


Chelsea haircut

Chelsea haircut (plural Chelsea haircuts)

I'm gonna be tall, and I could even look like you if I get rid of this Chelsea haircut.

2013, Gwynne Forster, Ecstasy, page 275:

A women's punk hairstyle, cut very short except for the fringe and sideburns, which remain long.


pin curl

This invention relates to pin curl clips and it is primarily an object of the invention to provide a clip of this kind which will hold a pin curl in position during the drying process without mashing but in a manner to maintain the curl in its original form.

1946, Charles R. Cochran, PIN CURL CLIP, US Patent 2,400,488:

For daytime: Brush down into a page-boy. To set—five pin curls on top plus end curls all around.

1948, Hughes Hair Brushes, “You’re a lovely quick-change artist”, in Ladies Home Journal, page 25:

A pin curl set with water or setting lotion will never amount to anything (here today, gone tomorrow). But the Bobbi curl will last for 8 weeks.

1962, Bobbi pin curl wave, “Which curl is most likely to succeed?”, in Life, page 20:

A curl made by dampening a lock of hair, fashioning it into a coil, and securing with a hair pin or clip while it dries.


peroxide blond

Coordinate term: peroxide blonde

A person, especially a man, who bleaches their hair extremely white-blond.


hair today, gone tomorrow

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JOHN DONNELLY—brilliant advertiser for Noonan's Hair Restorer, says it makes you look "Neet" and causes your hair to "come out" fine. But he forgets the old saying, "Hair today, gone tomorrow."

1934, Louis F. Musco, “Prophecies of the Class of '34”, in The 1934 Sub Turri, Chestnut Hill, M.A.: Boston College, page 518:

Snip, snip, snip, I went, and watched it tumble to the floor. Snip, snip, snip. Cut, cut, cut. Bye, bye. Slán leat. And as they say in France, au revoir. Hair today, gone tomorrow. That's the way things were these days.

2017, Alan McMonagle, Ithaca, London: Picador, →ISBN, page 283:

Hair is only temporary, so it is not a big deal for it to be cut.


mousy brown

en-adj

mousy brown (comparative more mousy brown, superlative most mousy brown)

more mousy brown (comparative)
most mousy brown (superlative)

mousy brown:

(of hair) Of a light brunette color with cool, greyish tones.


head

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How long does a trend have to languish before Hollywood seizes it as its own fresh discovery? Since before recorded history, if the hairstyle known as the mullet — business in the front, party in the back — is any indication.

2001, Los Angeles Magazine, volume 46, number 4, page 24:

MULLET / Now this is what we call “business in the front, party in the back”! A male haircut derived from the 1980s female-oriented bi-level […]

2005, David Mansour, From Abba to Zoom, page 326:

(humorous) Describing the mullet hairstyle.


ravenette

He was caught off guard by the ravenette leaping into his arms, his wide eyes softening at the sobs reaching his ears.

2010, Ashley M. Carter, Devilry Hunters, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 84:

The green eyed ravenette grabbed Capgras’ bottle of Powers off the bar, raised it over her head and brought it down with a crash.

2012 fall/winter, Matt Fountain, “Holiday in Chesterport”, in Holiday Guide, San Luis Obispo, Calif.: New Times Media Group, page 53:

The moment his hand came in contact, the ravenette’s body twitched greatly as his face twisted in pain.

2014, The Chatman Sisters [i.e., Shellyta, Lora, Jessyka, and Zoe], Gifted Chains: Unlocked Beginnings, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 71:

“That's my boss lady. Smart, strong, and super sexy,” he said, giving the ravenette an exaggerated wink.

2018, Brandon Varnell, Enclave (The Executioner Series; 3), [s.l.]: Kitsune Incorporated, →ISBN, →OCLC:

The ravenette smiled. Today was her little sister’s birthday, and what better way to commemorate than eating salad brimmed with the freshest of fruits. Following Tala, Amihan felt her heart sore. Luscious short brown hair, almond-shaped eyes, gleaming smiles, there is no one as extravagant as her beloved, Bagwis.

2020 September, Darcy Encarnacion, “When It Falls”, in Scribbles, volume 1, number 1, Manila: De La Salle University Writers’ Guild, page 14:

(rare) A raven-haired person (especially a woman).


Beatle cut

From the 1960s on, in reference to the haircut which was commonly used by the British rock band the Beatles.

A mid-length hairstyle popularised and commonly used by the Beatles.


phonytail

(informal) A hair extension in the form of an artificial ponytail.


money piece

A lighter-colored section of hair that frames the face.


big chop

The feeling I had in that bathroom forever changed the course of my life. It was so amazing doing the big chop.

2020 March 10, Dylanda Young, My 20 Week Journey, Lulu.com, →ISBN:

The process of cutting off all chemically treated hair to allow it to grow naturally in its original texture


bald person

en-noun

bald person (plural bald people or bald persons)

bald people (plural)
bald persons (plural)

Person with little or no head hair. (This entry is a translation hub.)


texturist

[…] but if you were a colorist and texturist and couldn't get down with a sista who had tighter than 3B hair, you'd confirm she was a knockout.

2020 December 22, G.L. Tomas, The Love Bet(A BWWM Romantic Comedy), Rebellious Valkyrie Press, →ISBN:

One who discriminates based on the texture of a person's hair, typically when it is Afro-textured.