Thesaurus results for POMPADOUR

pompadour

noun

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 Style: Rail-thin in sunglasses, black suit and unruly pompadour; Dylan accouterments include acoustic guitar, harmonica and ever-present cigarette. —

Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024 Here’s Every Detail About the Iconic Gown Elvis needed a support wire to keep his pompadour up Priscilla wasn’t the only one who took special care with her appearance on her wedding day. —

Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2024 At first, the absurdity is somewhat contained: The Beavis doppelgänger (host Ryan Gosling) is asked to change seats at the interviewee’s request due to his distracting blond pompadour. —

Devon Ivie, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2024 To sell the distinction, animators crowned Ember with flickering spikes of flame-red hair while Wade sports an ever-gurgling aquamarine pompadour. —

Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for pompadour

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Noun

During the picture-in-picture break, Nia Jack mockingly swung around Bianca Belair’s ponytail.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
One male suspect with long hair in a ponytail, wearing all black clothing, is believed to have left the area in an unknown direction, according to Towson University police.

— Alexa Dikos, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2025