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sticky-outy bangs

sticky-outy bangs

9.9
Hair at the front of the head styled to stick out from the forehead
  • noun
  • Informal
translation icon : flequillo de punta
  • Her sticky-outy bangs gave her hairstyle a playful, unique look.

Examples

  • The stylist suggested sticky-outy bangs to add more volume and flair to my hair.

  • Do you like my sticky-outy bangs?

  • Every morning, he spends extra time shaping his sticky-outy bangs before leaving for work.

  • She styled her hair with sticky-outy bangs for the party.

  • Every morning, he spends extra time shaping his sticky-outy bangs before leaving for work.

  • Her sticky-outy bangs gave her hairstyle a playful, unique look.

  • The stylist suggested sticky-outy bangs to add more volume and flair to my hair.

Synonyms

fringe
vssticky-outy bangs
  • UK
13 3.1

A short border of hair that hangs across the forehead

is arranged to stand away from the forehead instead of hanging flat
bangs
vssticky-outy bangs
  • US
5 3.0

Hair at the front cut straight across the forehead

is styled to stick out away from the forehead rather than lie flat
flyaway
vssticky-outy bangs
3 4.6

A small hair that sticks out and does not lie flat

is about many front strands styled to stick out not one loose strand
sticky-outy hairdo
vssticky-outy bangs
  • Informal
9.1

A hairstyle with hair that stands out from the head and is easy to see

applies only to the front hair area and not the whole hairstyle

Surface Forms

sticky-outy bangs singular
sticky-outy bangs plural
sticky-outy bang singular

Morphology

sticky-outy + bangs

The phrase denotes 'bangs that stick out' and this sense can be inferred from the components (the notion of sticking out combined with 'bangs'), but the coined form 'sticky-outy' is nonstandard and playful and may be misparsed (e.g. read as 'sticky' = adhesive) by a B1 learner. Because the compositional logic is present but the morphology is informal and slightly unexpected, the item is only partially predictable to learners.

Etymology

Sticky-outy bangs is a fun, modern name that gives a clear picture: sticky-outy means hair that seems to 'stick out' from the forehead, and bangs are the front hair. So, the phrase means front hair that is styled to 'stick out' instead of 'lie flat'.