1
: a wig or section of hair worn to cover a bald spot
2
: a curl or lock of hair made into a topknot on a periwig or natural coiffure
also
: a periwig with such a topknot
Examples of toupee in a Sentence
the weatherman calmly adjusted his toupee after the wind nearly blew it off
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Michelle had a toupee, and an area was cut away where the scalp would be removed.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
In Monsters, Kitty rips off Lyle’s toupee during a family fight at the dinner table.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
The book also inspired the dramatic scene Netflix’s Monsters in which Kitty Menendez (Chloë Sevigny) rips off Lyle Menendez’s (Nicholas Chavez) toupee at the dining room table.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
Per Dunne, Lyle allegedly was fitted with a toupee for $1,450 in 1988 and had three others over the next year and a half.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
In Monsters, Kitty rips off Lyle’s toupee during a family fight at the dinner table.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
The book also inspired the dramatic scene Netflix’s Monsters in which Kitty Menendez (Chloë Sevigny) rips off Lyle Menendez’s (Nicholas Chavez) toupee at the dining room table.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
Per Dunne, Lyle allegedly was fitted with a toupee for $1,450 in 1988 and had three others over the next year and a half.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Toupee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toupee. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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toupee
noun
tou·pee
tü-ˈpā 
: a small wig worn to cover a bald spot
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