slick back/down

phrasal verb

slicked back/down; slicking back/down; slicks back/down

: to pull (hair) back and make it look smooth or shiny by using water or some wet substance (such as hair gel)

He climbed out of the pool and slicked back his hair.

He had long sideburns and dark slicked-back hair.

Examples of slick back/down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

The singer also wore a slick back bun and paired a dramatic gray-brown smokey eye with a matte nude lip. —

Chiara Kim, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024 One image in the series captures the deep release of the springs: a young woman in the water with her back to the camera, her hair wet and slick down her back, while her male companion dunks his head back, only his face visible, upturned to the sky above. —

Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024 Meanwhile, Da’Vine Joy Randolph rocked a slick back wet hair look with long dramatic eyelashes and pink highlighter. —

Larry Stansbury, Essence, 16 Sep. 2024 This stick can be used to slick back your buns and ponytails while taming your baby hairs at the same time. —

Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for slick back/down

Cite this Entry

Style

“Slick back/down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slick%20back%2Fdown. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Copy Citation