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perm

[purm] / pɜrm /
NOUN
body wave
Synonyms


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She immediately suggested they have ChatGPT generate a photo of him with a perm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Backed by dancers dressed as rodeo clowns, Roan - herself wearing a sequinned cowboy hat and sparkly boots - rode a a giant pink carousel pony, complete with an 80s perm.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2025

By the eighth inning, a customer had canceled her perm appointment with Kanno, allowing him to watch the game slip away from the Dodgers.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2024

Knowles later reposted a video featuring audio of comedian Katt Williams bragging about his long, natural hair without the use of a perm.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2024

Every time I’d see a commercial for Dark & Lovely with those gorgeous black models and their swinging, straight, shoulder-length hair, I’d beg for Pop Pop to give me the money to get a perm.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles