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hairspray

British  
/ ˈhɛəˌspreɪ /

noun

  1. Also called: hair lacquer.  a fixative solution sprayed onto the hair to keep a hairstyle in shape

"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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A video, shared by Mr Richards and Hairspray director Brenda Edwards, appears to show a number of police officers holding an individual to the floor.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024

They met when both were cast in the school’s production of Hairspray, one of the last public events we attended before the world shut down in 2020.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2022

Numerous Broadway shows got their start as feature films, from "The Lion King," "Little Shop of Horrors," and "Monty Python's Spamalot" to "Mean Girls," "9 to 5," and the aforementioned "Hairspray."

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2021

The "Hairspray" star recently appeared on "Watch What Happens Live" and gushed over the experience.

From Fox News • Feb. 24, 2021

I was acting out a scene from Hairspray, with Feather turning in a surprisingly believable performance as Tracy Turnblad.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

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