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cowlick

[kou-lik] / ˈkaʊˌlɪk /




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A cowlick could occur in the eye of a cyclone or eddy, or it could happen because the wind blows directly up toward the sky.

From Scientific American • Aug. 18, 2023

Jones is an odd strain of rebel — not a slick James Dean clone, but a cowlick that can’t help doing its own thing.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2022

Craig is no different, his hair slicked down in a way that suggests he’s in daily battle with a cowlick.

From Slate • May 16, 2021

His hair swirled out from his cowlick like a fingerprint, as if it were intended, as if it were someone’s design.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 11, 2017

Even the cowlick on the back of his head stuck up like a wing waving hello.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman