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perm en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /pɜːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɝm/ (General-American)

Etymology

Short for permanent.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of permanent wave (“hairstyle”).
   alt of permanent wave

Forms

Deriveds

disco perm · down perm · bubble perm · zoomer perm · merm

Hypernyms

haircut

Synonyms

merm

perm en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /pɜːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɝm/ (General-American)

Etymology

Short for permanent.

Meanings

1. To give hair a perm, using heat, chemicals etc.

Forms

Deriveds

reperm

Translations (4)

mi whakakōrino (To treat hair, to give waves, by using heat and chemicals) · fr permanenter (To treat hair, to give waves, by using heat and chemicals) · ja パーマにする (To treat hair, to give waves, by using heat and chemicals) · nl permanenten (To treat hair, to give waves, by using heat and chemicals)

perm en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /pɜːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɝm/ (General-American)

Etymology

Short for permutation.

Meanings

1. (informal) A permutation.
2. A combination of outcomes (not a permutation) that a gambler bets on in the football pools.

Forms

Deriveds

T perm

perm en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /pɜːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɝm/ (General-American)

Etymology

Short for permission.

Meanings

1. Permission

Forms