comb-overn.
/ˈkəʊmˌəʊvə/, U.S. /ˈkoʊmˌoʊvər/ colloquial (frequently depreciative).
A man's hairstyle in which strands of longer hair from one side of the head are combed across a central bald patch in an effort to disguise it.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > lock of hair worn in a specific style
sidelock1530
glib1537
cow-lick1598
soap-lock1840
Newgate knocker1851
quiff1890
comb-over1980
spike1981
the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > other specific styles of hair > for men
French cut1583
pigeon wing1753
pompadour1885
D.A.1951
duck anatomy1951
duck-tail1955
Tony Curtis1956
duck arse1960
duck behind1961
comb-over1980
mullet1994
1980 D. Young Ice Bk. in G. Bowering Fiction Contemp. Canada 163 The shorter man took off his hat and rearranged the oily slabs of his comb-over.
1990 Observer 25 Nov. 53/5 Comb-overs (a few salvaged strands coaxed into covering some of the baldness) were not in evidence at the BHMA.
1999 Esquire Sept. 147/4 Toupees and comb-overs betray a level of moral dishonesty equivalent to the practice of buttock augmentation.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1980