Meaning & use
cowlick hair
A tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest, often standing up or sticking out.
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No matter how he combed it, his cowlick hair kept popping back up.
The stylist used gel to tame the boy's stubborn cowlick hair.
A note on using this word
'Cowlick' alone already names this hair pattern; the term comes from the swirl resembling a patch licked smooth by a cow.
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