do-rag

American  

[doo-rag] / ˈduˌræg /

Or doo-rag,

noun

Slang.

1. a kerchief or scarf worn on the head to protect the hairdo, especially after kinky hair has been straightened.

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Etymology

Origin of do-rag

First recorded in 1960–65; (hair)do + rag ¹

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Example Sentences

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do-rag

Or features Trump wearing a Punisher shirt, or a do-rag.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2024

Images taken from surveillance video from several different dates show the same Black man wearing a do-rag and often red shoes and a small duffel bag while using public transportation.

From Fox News ● Aug. 19, 2021

After Safire wrote a column about the word do-rag, Colin Powell sent him an actual do-rag, which Safire stored inside Powell’s book “My American Journey.”

From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2019

In another portrait, a blue do-rag glows against a muted gold backdrop.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 18, 2017

The other man is dark brown and thin, wears a do-rag, and has tattoos and an orange Glow.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

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