quiffs

noun

plural of quiff
as in pompadours

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  1. hairdos
  2. hairstyles
  3. coiffures
  4. haircuts
Noun
  • For many young girls, back-to-school season is a prime time to test out new hairdos and styles for the upcoming year.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • An homage to Catherine O’Hara featured all her iconic hairdos on the city’s Jumbotron, garnering over 3 million impressions.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of hairdos
Noun
  • Eilish has been known to switch up her hairstyles and colors.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Inspired by the romance mega-movement happening right now in pop culture (the upcoming ACOTAR releases, Sense and Sensibility, and Sterling Point, to name a few), sweeping romantic hairstyles are having a moment.
    — Lindy Segal, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of hairstyles
Noun
  • This need not be a burly bully who sizes up wardrobes and coiffures to decide who would best decorate your party.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
Definition of coiffures
Noun
  • That’s obviously not fair to the workers, or to the consumers who cannot hand off their haircuts to AI agents.
    — Nathan Bruschi, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Keep reading for the biggest winter hair color ideas, haircuts, and other hairstyles to look out for.
    — Lindy Segal, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of haircuts
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