bowl cuts
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pluralof bowl cut.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
bowl cutnouna hairstyle in which the bangs are combed down straight on the forehead and form a continuous line with the rest of the hair, with no sharp angles or layering, so that the hair is all of about the same length and looks as if a bowl had been placed on the head and the hair cut around the edge of the bowl.
Example Sentences
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It was the early 1980s: faded Wranglers, girls in leg warmers, boys with bowl cuts shaped by their mothers at the kitchen table.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
This comedian, actress, writer, fashionista and creator of the “Drop Challenge” is drop dead hilarious, and danced her way into our hearts while simultaneously making bowl cuts cool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
They’re believably awkward, with braces, bowl cuts, and ponytails with two face-framing strands of hair pulled out.
From The Verge ● Mar. 12, 2019
His haircut is equally bad, as it looks like Tom Brady administers bowl cuts for his head coach when necessary.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 12, 2015
And there was also her braid—the other girls all wore bowl cuts.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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