pageboy

American  

[peyj-boi] / ˈpeɪdʒˌbɔɪ /

Or page boy

noun

1. a hairstyle in which the hair is rolled under, usually at shoulder-length.

2. a youth or man who works as a page, as at a hotel.

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pageboy British  

/ ˈpeɪdʒˌbɔɪ /

noun

1. a smooth medium-length hairstyle with the ends of the hair curled under and a long fringe falling onto the forehead from the crown

2. a less common word for page 2

3. another word for page 2

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Etymology

Origin of pageboy

First recorded in 1900–05; page ² + boy

Example Sentences

The papers took pains to note that Wyman came to court “hatless, her hair in a pageboy bob. She wore a tangerine gabardine shirt-maker dress.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024

With his blond pageboy haircut, marathon runner’s lean physique and laid-back presence of a California surfer, which he had been since childhood, Mr. Beathard did not fit the archetype of a professional team executive.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2023

Her pageboy haircut is Dorothy Hamill tight and her uniform is a shapeless orange sweater, a pleated or A-line skirt and knee socks.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2022

It was April 26, 1954, and she was a second-grader at Franklin Sherman Elementary in McLean, Va., a little girl with a brown pageboy haircut and a gaptoothed grin.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2021

Dressed in a caftan and an appropriate white pageboy wig, Amy began phoning my father at the office.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Related Words

• braid
• dreadlocks
• haircut
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