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kinky

[king-kee] / ˈkɪŋ ki /
ADJECTIVE
twisted, tightly curled
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
straight unkinked




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Bailey lets her displeasure be known by having a friend shave off her beautiful spray of kinky hair.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2024

In turn, Black women have long utilized their kinky textures as a form of survival and resistance.

From New York Times Oct. 27, 2022

The next time it’s asked to weigh in on issues of kinky coils, Bantu knots, twist-outs and dreads, the court may have an in-house expert.

From Washington Post Apr. 8, 2022

There is so much growth that can come from learning how to love one’s nappy and kinky hair in a world built around soft and silky.

From Seattle Times Apr. 1, 2022

I followed the guard into the back, all eyes on me, where I found a man with red kinky hair and a wide nose sitting at a low desk.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

The hair at the nape of the neck, which is typically shorter, kinkier and considered more difficult to style.

From Seattle Times May 27, 2023

If you have a kinkier, coarser hair texture, you can easily spend three or four hours on what we call “wash day.”

From Slate Jul. 13, 2017

They are beyond square, which is to say that they are stranger, kinkier and more interestingly individual than David, Rose, Kenny or Casey.

From New York Times Aug. 6, 2013

But just as a botanical insurrection seems imminent —a sort of “Rise of the Planet of the Azaleas” — things take a kinkier and daffier turn.

From New York Times Feb. 15, 2012

Did he have Hope and Dell's loose curls or my tighter, kinkier hair?

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson




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