combover

See also: comb-over and comb over

English

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Etymology

From comb +‎ over.

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Noun

combover (plural combovers)

  1. A manner of combing hair from one side to the other in an attempt to conceal a medial bald patch.
    • 2008, Nicholas Drayson, A Guide to the Birds of East Africa, page 191:
      With his funny comb-over and shy manner he was a strange man but she knew that he was a good man, and it is goodness that counts.

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