ice cream hair
English
Noun
- (slang, hairdressing) A trendy, voluminous hairstyle, especially for men, featuring a soft, rounded, or scooped shape with a fluffy, textured top and often shorter, faded sides, resembling a soft-served ice cream scoop.
- 2024 August 29, Brooke Hauser, “A guide to boys’ back-to-school hair, from surfer curtains to the blowout taper”, in The Boston Globe[1], volume 306, number 61, Boston, Mass., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 August 2024, page G4, column 3:
- At least one trend is instantly identifiable, and that’s ice cream hair. Maybe you’ve seen it: round in the middle, flared at the edges — like hard serve, not swirl. […] Just then, a lanky middle schooler walked by sporting a deep tan and a mound of blond hair cresting right above his eyes. “See, that’s an example. See, he has ice cream hair?” ”It’s a little short, but yeah, it’s basically ice cream hair.” Ice cream hair, it seems, is on its way out.
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Further reading
- “Ice Cream Hair”, in Know Your Meme, website launched 2007