"disco perm" meaning in English

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Noun

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

Inflected forms

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