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

We salute a venerable lineage of strong women, big hair, and drama.

From The Daily Beast

Once we got that big hair on her, she found her inner Italian; her inner Long Island gal.

From The Daily Beast

We have suffered immensely as the state blamed for the “big hair” phenomena.

From The Daily Beast

To Westerners, the big hair trend brings back somewhat unfortunate memories of the‘80’s.

From The Daily Beast

With the big hair and big personalities alone, Diane Scali, the store's owner, had a lot to keep under control.

From The Daily Beast

The split sticks in Big Hair's lodge snapped and spit gleams of light on the old warrior as he lay back on his resting-mat.

From Project Gutenberg

Old Big Hair, who sat blinking, knew that the inevitable was going to happen, but he said no word.

From Project Gutenberg

After eating at Big Hair's lodge, he wandered over to the Fort.

From Project Gutenberg