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hair gel

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noun

  1. a jelly-like substance applied to the hair before styling in order to retain the shape of the style

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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At a media event earlier this year, Imagineers spoke of re-creating the exact suits Disney wore, as well as researching his shoe size and attempting to find the correct hair gel Disney would use.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025

In the palm of your hand, it looks like a glop of hair gel.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2024

“I’m not saying one approach is better than another, but I think being able to be here, being able to hide Sean’s hair gel in the morning, little nuisance-type things like hide Les’ bike.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2022

Dalack added that Hossain asked the informants to help him get condoms and hair gel for the trip, which he said wasn't the "ingredients for a radical Islamist jihad."

From Fox News ● Sep. 30, 2021

Dad would have scoffed at a man wearing hair gel, which is perhaps why I loved it.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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