frizz
1 Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
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frizzes
plural
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the state of being frizzed.
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something frizzed; frizzed hair.
verb (used with or without object)
verb
noun
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hair that has been frizzed
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the state of being frizzed
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Etymology
Origin of frizz
First recorded in 1650–60; back formation from frizzle 1
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We found the two apes, with their telltale ginger frizz and bulbous bellies, grazing in the canopy.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024
McIntosh cited footage she found of women at a long hair competition and an image of Miss Philadelphia 1924, her hair a mess of frizz around her face before falling into long ringlets.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
“I don’t want to frizz it out,” Holcomb said.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 5, 2021
When I was complaining about my summer hair frizz, a hair-colorist friend of mine asked me if I had silk pillows, and then literally scoffed when I said no.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2018
Then I stuff that frizz into my black hijab, cover my body in black layers, and take the roof key from Tats’s pencil case.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
It seems chaotic but organised, in much the same way as Tomlin’s wayward black-grey hair frizzes out in every direction.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 22, 2015
I’d feel like I was cutting off a part of my body that makes me, well, uniquely me, like my long toes or my wiry hair that frizzes at the hint of rain.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2014
The day's first Frisbee frizzes across the gray sky.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her hair frizzes around her head in a lovely disc shape.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
Her hair came loose from the neat bun at her neck and flew in long frizzes down to her waist.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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