hair spray

noun

: a liquid sprayed on the hair to keep it in place after styling

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Stepping Into the Pressure Cooker That hair spray bottle is among the keepsakes in Ms. Matthews’s office on the 17th floor of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, alongside a thank-you note from Stevie Nicks and a large framed photo of the rapper Jack Harlow with a stick-on mustache. Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025 Hair Products Hair products may include hair spray, gel, cream, or leave-in conditioner. Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2025 Why Hair Brushes Work Better When Clean When hair brushes aren’t regularly cleaned, the bristles accumulate dead hair, product buildup (from hair spray, dry shampoo, and the likes), and natural scalp oils. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025 On the mane front, Southern women have been known for big hair, lots of hair spray, and constantly defying the hot, humid environment around them. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hair spray

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hair spray was in 1958

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“Hair spray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hair%20spray. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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hair spray

noun
: a liquid sprayed on the hair to keep it in place

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