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do-rag, n. U.S.
Brit. |ˈduːrag|, U.S. |ˈduˌræg|
[‹ do n.1 (compare sense Additions d s.v.) + rag n.2]
Among African-Americans: a scarf or cloth worn on the head to protect a processed hairstyle; (more generally) any close-fitting cloth worn on the head.
1968N.Y. Times Mag. 8 Dec. 96/1 Hair-straightening fortunately seems on the way out (the hair styles called conks, or do's, or processes), and the do-rag brother is giving way to the natural man, who wears a bush or an Afro. 1975N.Y. Times 10 Aug. 42/7 He also sported a ‘do rag’—a black handkerchief tied on his head. 1977G. Smitherman Talkin & Testifyin iii. 66 But Brothers, like Sisters..wore a scarf or stocking cap..to keep the waves in place during sleep. The scarf was called a do-rag. 1993Vanity Fair May 166/1 She was in the kitchen with a wet rag, down on her hands and knees wiping the floor, wearing a do-rag on her head. 2000Oxf. American Mar.–Apr. 18/1 The bar is..a cheeck-to-jowl scrum of beautiful brown women in gold skullcaps and elegant black men in tight leather pants and silk do-rags. |