updo

American  

[uhp-doo] / ˈʌpˌdu /

noun

• updos
  plural

1. a hairdo that is combed or brushed up, away from the face.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• updos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of updo

up(swept) + (hair)do

Example Sentences

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updo updos

Then the director introduced Megan, regally dressed in a royal blue silk gown and sporting an updo.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2024

Later, Parton — glamorous in a skirt, high heels, her signature blonde updo and hot-pink nail polish — picked up a rhinestone-encrusted black guitar and played a miniconcert, including “Coat of Many Colors.”

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2023

She’d packed a blonde updo and shimmery red gown — the perfect look, she thought, for lip-syncing Christian music singer Sandi Patty’s ultra soprano, five-minute rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2022

Now 81, she was soft-spoken and poised, her hair swept into an elegant updo.

From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2022

Her hair is full of waves and pulled in an updo and she is wearing a strapless gown.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson

Today, she is a pop-culture icon whose indigenous fashion, famous unibrow and braided updos are as commercialized as her artistic output.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

Participants dip their heads underwater, emerge into the frigid air, then employ their creativity in styling updos that vary in appearance, including crazy spikes and tangled mops.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2023

There were gowns and suits and bow ties and diamonds, clavicle bones and updos.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2023

Her hair is done in a series of complicated 1930s updos, braids and buns, the occasional tendril just escaping its bonds.

From New York Times ● May 19, 2022

He found videos online and soon became known for her elaborate updos at her soccer games.

From Slate ● Dec. 24, 2018