as in ponytail
chiefly US
a style of hair worn especially by men in which the hair is combed into a high mound at the front of the head
Even with all the dancer's acrobatic moves, his pompadour remained perfectly still atop his head.
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Recent Examples of pompadour
Johansen started over with a NYC lounge act as Buster Poindexter, crooning R&B oldies in a tux and pompadour.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
Johanson released six solo albums through 1984’s Sweet Revenge, then changed personas, sported a pompadour and sang standards for the 1987 album Buster Poindexter.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025
Kip Williams adapts and directs a live-feed-video-heavy production that began its life at Sydney Theatre Company, and Snook wears one hell of a blonde pompadour as, among other characters, the superfox whose horrible aging portrait is locked away in an attic.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Her signature short blonde hair was styled into a sleek pompadour.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
Johanson released six solo albums through 1984’s Sweet Revenge, then changed personas, sported a pompadour and sang standards for the 1987 album Buster Poindexter.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025
Kip Williams adapts and directs a live-feed-video-heavy production that began its life at Sydney Theatre Company, and Snook wears one hell of a blonde pompadour as, among other characters, the superfox whose horrible aging portrait is locked away in an attic.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Her signature short blonde hair was styled into a sleek pompadour.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pompadour
Noun
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From Megan Thee Stallion’s red tiered ponytail at the Met Gala to voluminous American Music Awards curls on SZA, the shade is trending all over the red carpet, turning ginger into one of the hottest hair colors just ahead of summer.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
30 May 2025
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Wearing a baseball cap with her hair pulled into a ponytail, Twain — who lives part of the year in the Bahamas — wrapped up her song and blew kisses to the audience.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, her poodle-curly blonde hairdo and bedroom eyes handily evoke Julie Christie in Robert Altman’s McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), the OG revisionist western and just the sort of touchstone this film needs to conjure in order make its intentions clear.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2025
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Fresh newlywed Kristen Stewart is stepping out on the Croisette with a wardrobe of Chanel and a new hairdo.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
16 May 2025
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During the performance, Twain wore a dazzling cream dress with her hair in a partial quiff.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
26 Dec. 2024
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His grooming was kept simple with his hair styled in a messy quiff.—
Nick Hall,
WWD,
3 Sep. 2019
Noun
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The parade of state champions has done it with flair, both in their performance and their coiffure.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
17 May 2025
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The term hair-raising takes on new meaning as two performers contort their bodies high above the stage, connected only by their coiffures.—
Karen D'Souza,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2025
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The various story strands are plaited together so neatly as to become a single braid, with an emphasis on how much these lives interlock as the shelter inmates support each other.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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Her hair, styled by Mark Townsend, was swept into a low braid with a deep side part.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Sarah Jessica Parker parted ways with her staple hairstyle on Wednesday night to channel an early 2000s aesthetic that’s highly controversial in the beauty world.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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The mullet was all the rage in the 1970s and 1980s, and many people who had that hairstyle often cringe, laugh or both when looking at pictures of themselves from those days.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2025
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Julianne Moore just distilled every major hair trend of summer 2025 into one effortlessly chic haircut.—
Laura Solla,
Vogue,
24 May 2025
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Of even greater offense was Pattinson’s fluffy, Kennedy-esque haircut and — worse still — a patch of fur visible on his chest.—
Bruce Handy,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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“Pompadour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pompadour. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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