variants
or less commonly durag
or du-rag
informal
: a close-fitting, typically stretchable piece of cloth that is worn on the head (as to hold a hairstyle in place) and that usually has long ends which are tied in the back
He requires 11 of his players to wear suits after games while allowing his star to don baggy jeans, oversized designer T-shirts and do-rags.—
Jerry Bembry
Jerry BembryOn the day we first talk—when, she says, she is "dressing down"—her hair is partly covered by a do-rag, with a Pony baseball cap perched on it …—Chris Heath
Chris HeathIn Season 2 of the TV show "Atlanta," there's an episode called "Sportin' Waves." Tracy, who is looking for a job, won't take his durag off because he wants his hair to look good for an interview.—Sandra E. Garcia
Sandra E. GarciaWith his helmet off, his long, frenzied hair locks were contained by a du-rag.—Benjamin Hochman
Benjamin Hochman
also
: a bandanna or similar cloth worn tied around the head
Examples of do-rag in a Sentence
he wore a do-rag while working out at the gym
Recent Examples on the Web
Fifty-two models followed her, in a dizzying array of looks: garments cut up and spliced back together with rouleau loops; hooded habits somehow rigged to float behind bodies; beaded do-rags; demure knit dresses; crocodile skin and leopard print and black latex.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
He was described as having tattoos on both arms, dark facial hair, and was wearing a black do-rag, white tee-shirt, green sweatpants, and yellow sneakers.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 17 July 2025
For finishing touches, the Fenty-founder wore a black lace do-rag with her hair in a long braid, and a stunning diamond and sapphire necklace to go with her earrings and oversized cocktail rings.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 6 May 2025
The Atlanta native elects to rock an Allen Iverson football jersey backwards, icy Opium chains, a do-rag to go with his double-horned hat.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
Harris has updated it with his own stylistic touches, including a purple do-rag.
—Jazmine Hughes, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
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Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
He was described as having tattoos on both arms, dark facial hair, and was wearing a black do-rag, white tee-shirt, green sweatpants, and yellow sneakers.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 17 July 2025
For finishing touches, the Fenty-founder wore a black lace do-rag with her hair in a long braid, and a stunning diamond and sapphire necklace to go with her earrings and oversized cocktail rings.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 6 May 2025
The Atlanta native elects to rock an Allen Iverson football jersey backwards, icy Opium chains, a do-rag to go with his double-horned hat.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
Harris has updated it with his own stylistic touches, including a purple do-rag.
—Jazmine Hughes, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
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“Do-rag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do-rag. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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