cauliflower ear

noun

: an ear deformed from injury and excessive growth of reparative tissue

Examples of cauliflower ear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, the family disagreed, noting that Jenkins had a cauliflower ear while the other body didn’t. —David Chiu, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024

Both of these certainly contribute to Bloom’s metamorphosis, as his cauliflower ear and the nicks in his buzz-cut hair and above his eyebrow tell their own story about the punishment he’s taken. —Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 8 Sep. 2024

Bloom is the center of the drama, his handsome leading man visage transformed by prosthetics that give him a broken nose, cauliflower ears, and a pugilist's demeanor. —Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024

Besides Stallone and Statham, the sole returning original cast members are Dolph Lundgren (rocking the kind of hairdo any self-respecting scarecrow would reject) and Randy Couture, the butt of far too many cauliflower ear jokes. —Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Laverne, the only female wrestler of her day with a cauliflower ear, threw her challenger out of the ring. —Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2023

At his door stood the man with the cauliflower ears and neck tattoo of a swastika. —The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 30 Apr. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cauliflower ear

• adhere
• ameer
• amir
• appear
• arrear
• astir
• austere
• career
• cashier
• cohere
• compere
• emir

Medical Definition

cauliflower ear

noun

cau·​li·​flow·​er ear ˌkȯ-li-ˌflau̇(-ə)r-, ˌkäl-i- 

: an ear deformed from injury and excessive growth of reparative tissue