slick back en · VERB
Meanings
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To make hair flat by putting oil, water, etc. on it.
I can see you / Your brown skin shining in the sun / You got your hair slicked back and those Wayfarers on, baby
1984, “The Boys of Summer”, in Don Henley (lyrics), Building the Perfect Beast:His hair was slicked back, plastered down with gel.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| slicking back | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| slicked back | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| slicked back | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| slicks back | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |