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down perm

down perm noun: a men's perm that applies relaxer to stiff hair.

Noun

down perm (plural down perms)

  1. A men's perm that applies relaxer to stiff hair.

Forms of down perm

pluraldown perms

Origin of down perm

Calque of Korean 다운펌 (daunpeom), from English down + English perm.

Questions about down perm

What does down perm mean?
Down perm means a men's perm that applies relaxer to stiff hair.
What part of speech is down perm?
Down perm is a noun.
What is the plural of down perm?
The plural of down perm is down perms.

Words near down perm in the dictionary

  1. down on one's luck
  2. down on one's uppers
  3. down pat
  4. down payment
  5. down payments
  6. down perm
  7. down perms
  8. down quark
  9. down quarks
  10. down round
  11. down rounds

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