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pompadour

[pom-puh-dawr, -dohr, -door] / ˈpɒm pəˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr, -ˌdʊər /


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The report shows images of the judge sitting on the bench while donning an Elvis wig with his signature black pompadour and sunglasses.

From BBC Nov. 21, 2025

Giau Nguyen, 63, walked over from his hair salon a few doors down, decked out in an Elvis-style pompadour and a shirt featuring the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2025

He looked dapper for his first appearance in a mint green suit and shirt, but donned a blonde pompadour wig and “Death Rock” T-shirt for a second appearance as Beavis with Day’s buck-toothed Butt-Head.

From Seattle Times Apr. 30, 2024

The “boneco,” as such giant puppets are known in Brazil, wore a bedazzled disco-era turtleneck and suit, with a black pompadour, a la John Travolta in “Saturday Night Fever.”

From New York Times Feb. 13, 2024

Her red hair, arranged in a flat pompadour, would begin to blow out in wisps from her hat.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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