First recorded in 1965–70
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“Good hair” in our vernacular then meant it didn’t require a hot comb.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2022
She was running a hot comb through the hair of Chris Vera, who helped explain why.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2017
In one stall a West Texas matron in toreador pants, see-through blouse and perhaps the last bouffant hairdo in Western civilization teased the tip of her Hereford's tail with a hot comb.
From Time Magazine Archive
It hadn’t occurred to me that Cecile didn’t own a hot comb or curling iron, even though that fact was as big and thick as her unpressed braids.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
Mrs. had straightened my hair with Big Ma’s hot comb and gave me a flip bang.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
Not one article about how to hot-comb without wearing that smoky hot-comb smell to school.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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