cowlick

noun

cow·lick ˈkau̇-ˌlik

: a lock or tuft of hair growing in a different direction from the rest of the hair

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Her first step involves smoothing down a cowlick at the back of her head using a spray bottle of what appears to be water and following up with a blow dryer. —

Catherine Santino, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024 My go-to lazy girl hairstyles rotate between a top knot and high ponytail but my baby hairs and hairline cowlick love to make like Miley Cyrus and Can’t Be Tamed. —

Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 17 July 2024 Waking up in a new city relatively rested (massive cowlick inevitable) without much effort or doing in the journey allows for a seamless continuation of the adventure. —

Ross Kenneth Urken, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2024 The first signs of the panthers’ inbreeding were innocuous: a hereditary kink at the end of the cats’ long tails and a cowlick in the fur on their backs. —

Peter Radetsky, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 See all Example Sentences for cowlick