big hair

1. hair having the appearance of fullness and height, usually teased and sprayed.

big hair

noun

1. a hairstyle with volume created by hair products or styling techniques such as backcombing, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of big hair¹

1985–90

Example Sentences

She puts its success down to the show's portrayal of Essex stereotypes - full of glitzy outfits, fake tans and big hair - a method which "inspired countless copycat versions set in different parts of the UK" like Made in Chelsea and Geordie Shore.

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We’d been around for years, from the ’70s through the successful ’80s albums — the videos and the big hair and the kabuki of it all — into the ’90s when it was cool to be with the grunge players that we loved.

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The series, which has nearly three million followers on various platforms, revolves around Paloma Diamond, an actress whose signature look includes big hair, bright eye shadow and bold clothes.

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I went to school college in Kansas City, Missouri, but my family derived a little bit south so Georgia area, and a lot of that drag manifested in the South is very pageant influence – so very polished, lots of gowns, big earrings, big hair, fur.

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The video that launched her solo career, Crazy In Love ticks off all of the early 2000s music video clichés - fur coats, exploding cars, big hair and bullet time sequences.

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