perm
noun
Example Sentences
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She ate more black beans, lathered her scalp with French soap and opted for root perms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
Gone were the fluffy perms that are the definers of K-pop stardom - here instead were "eggheads", anonymised buzzcuts of soldiers on the frontline.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023
Only chemical treatments like perms or straightening can change these bonds.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 16, 2023
The details were lost on me as a kid, but Hulu's true crime limited series "Candy" recreates the era in all its shag carpeting, perms and oversized glasses glory.
From Salon ● May 15, 2022
They both had the exact same hairstyle: long spiral perms with tall feathered bangs.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
