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DictionaryquiffSwept-up hairstyle
noun

quiff

KWIF/kwɪf/

A hairstyle with the front hair swept upward and back.

The young woman's quiff sweeps upward and back from her forehead.

A clear three-quarter-profile head portrait of a young woman with short hair, its prominent front section swept upward from the forehead and curved slightly backward into a quiff.
Etymology

The hairstyle word is of unknown origin. It may be connected with an earlier quiff meaning a puff of tobacco smoke, but that link is uncertain.

In context

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a true medium quiff, the top cannot be short.
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More examples

  • A little styling cream helps her quiff hold its shape.
  • The barber pairs a short quiff with closely cropped sides.
  • Both singers wear tall quiffs on stage.

Forms

quiff · quiffs

Similar words

pompadour
Usually has a higher, fuller front swept smoothly back.