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

Everything — from the backwards pageboy hat to the baggy black suit and large silver belt buckle — was on point in the re-creation.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2022

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

She was impossibly tall, thin and had a dark brown pageboy haircut.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2022

With his longish pageboy haircut, wags described him at the time as looking like “an angry member of ABBA.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2021

She tells me her hair is honey-blond, that her haircut is called a pageboy, that she has to go to the hairdresser’s every two months to get it done.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Related Words

• braid
• dreadlocks
• haircut
• hairdo
• headdress
• ponytail