cowlick
noun
cow·lick
ˈkau̇-ˌlik 
: a lock or tuft of hair growing in a different direction from the rest of the hair
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My go-to lazy girl hairstyles rotate between a top knot and high ponytail but my baby hairs and hairline cowlick love to make like Miley Cyrus and Can’t Be Tamed.
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Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 17 July 2024
Waking up in a new city relatively rested (massive cowlick inevitable) without much effort or doing in the journey allows for a seamless continuation of the adventure.
—Ross Kenneth Urken, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2024
The first signs of the panthers’ inbreeding were innocuous: a hereditary kink at the end of the cats’ long tails and a cowlick in the fur on their backs.
—Peter Radetsky, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Earlier this year, at Miu Miu’s fall 2023 show in Paris, some of the models wore underwear as outerwear; many had frizzy hair and cowlicks.
—Nick Haramis, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
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Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 17 July 2024
Waking up in a new city relatively rested (massive cowlick inevitable) without much effort or doing in the journey allows for a seamless continuation of the adventure.
—Ross Kenneth Urken, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2024
The first signs of the panthers’ inbreeding were innocuous: a hereditary kink at the end of the cats’ long tails and a cowlick in the fur on their backs.
—Peter Radetsky, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Earlier this year, at Miu Miu’s fall 2023 show in Paris, some of the models wore underwear as outerwear; many had frizzy hair and cowlicks.
—Nick Haramis, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
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“Cowlick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowlick. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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cowlick
noun
cow·lick
ˈkau̇-ˌlik
: a lock or bunch of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and cannot be made to lie flat
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