Meaning & use
cowlick
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A tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest, making it stick up or lie flat against the will of the wearer.
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No amount of gel could tame his stubborn cowlick.
She had a cowlick right at her hairline that always ruined her bangs.
A note on using this word
Named because the pattern resembles hair that has been licked into place by a cow's tongue, a real habit of cows grooming their calves.
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