hair spray

noun

: a liquid sprayed on the hair to keep it in place after styling

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Someone spurted hair spray on Tate McRae’s long locks. — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 Curl-defining mousse, volumizing hair spray and more. — Tory Johnson, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026 Her personal items — including earrings, high heels, blow dryer and hair spray — were strewn across the lot. — Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026 Also, a magenta bed once owned by a Vegas drag queen that couldn’t be restored in time for the show (too much hair spray caked on the headboard). — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for hair spray

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First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hair spray was in 1958

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hair spray

noun
: a liquid sprayed on the hair to keep it in place

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