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

Example Sentences

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

It’s a do-rag, to keep my head warm.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2019

If you want to wear your pants down around your knees, with some big old chain dragging them down, a do-rag in your pocket, fine.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon