slang
as in wig
a headpiece made of natural or synthetic hair usually worn to cover a bald area get a load of that bald guy's rug—who does he think he's fooling?

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Recent Examples of rug But for the first time since he’s been here, Campbell is going to have to look under every rug and into all the corners to keep an upward trajectory. Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025 Her mattresses, rugs and couches reeked like a chemical campfire. Jack Healy, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025 The rug is Revival and the chair is a 1940s Fritz Hansen Model 17 rocking chair. Troy J. McMullen, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025 Ancient colors are cultivated in the Jorda rug—the product’s copper splotches mimic both erosion and painterly grace—while the Lydos rug feature a bright glyph motif. Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for rug 

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“Rug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rug. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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