bed head

n. a hairstyle in (intentional) disarray. Subjects: English, Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion, Body, Slang

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Citations: 1987 John Haslett Cuff Globe and Mail (Toronto, Can.) (July 8) “I couldn’t face another year on TV” p. C5: Richler always looked to be afflicted with a terminal case of “bed head.”…His casual apparel and rock locks were sometimes an impediment for The Journal’s audience. [1988 Washington Post Mag. (Jan. 31) “Say Wha?” p. 9: Bed head n. A person who looks like he just woke up (Ann Marenick, Woodbridge).] 2001 Christie Ridgway This Perfect Kiss (Jan. 1) p. 292: Morning hair. Really bad bedhead. It’s my curse. 2003 Tara Jon Manning Men in Knits: Sweaters to Knit That He Will Wear (Oct. 28) p. 6: He tries very hard to capture that contradictory “I don’t care” bedhead look that is also perfectly groomed and precisely put together. This guy rarely tucks in a shirt. 2004 Lisa Scottoline Killer Smile (June 1) p. 258: She looked remarkably corporate in her blue sleeveless dress, but she still had bedhead, her blonde hair going every which way. Mary thought it might be intentional, because nobody but her actually parted their hair anymore, especially everybody in whatever generation she was supposed to be in. 2005 Jessica Pressler @ Philadelphia New York Times (Aug. 14) “Philadelphia Story: The Next Borough”: Ms. Neighbor and Mr. Matz discovered Fishtown, a gentrifying blue-collar neighborhood adjacent to Northern Liberties, where, in the last five years, youthful faces with bed head have made their way among the traditionally Irish Catholic residents.

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