finger wave
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of finger wave
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Austin received a call from Doll Beauty HQ, a salon in Chester, two weeks before the big day asking if she could produce the finger wave style that Venezuela desired.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
“Which is so funny because normally you’d be like, ‘Oh, wow, look at this beautiful finger wave, but because it was on Nellie it was so wrong.”
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2022
Shelby Swain: I have a fan chair — one of those fan chairs they had in the ’80s — and I did a finger wave.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2022
During a performance, breakthrough singer-rapper Lizzo brought Elliott’s colorful and eccentric music videos to life in an ensemble similar to what Elliott sported in the late ’90s — the finger wave hairdo included.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2019
A Lee cousin primped up slightly wilted heads of lettuce the way a girl primps a loose finger wave.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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