big hair
noun
: hair that is styled and teased to occupy an unusually large amount of space above and around the head
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Formed in 1984 in Kingston, the members were a rag-tag bunch of rock and blues freaks coming up in an era where their contemporaries consisted of big hair, bigger egos, and polished rock radio songs.
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Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2024
Big sounds, big bands, big clothes, and — perhaps biggest of all — big hair!
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
No one serves up big hair energy quite like Blake Lively.
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 31 July 2024
July 26, 2024 A big hair transformation is the perfect—and most conventional—way to usher in a new chapter.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 26 July 2024
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Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2024
Big sounds, big bands, big clothes, and — perhaps biggest of all — big hair!
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
No one serves up big hair energy quite like Blake Lively.
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 31 July 2024
July 26, 2024 A big hair transformation is the perfect—and most conventional—way to usher in a new chapter.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 26 July 2024
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“Big hair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20hair. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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