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slut strand en · NOUN

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1. (slang, vulgar) A hairstyle that features two strands of hair pulled down around one’s face and the rest pulled back.
   • Known for her signature look of huge hoe hoops and slut strands, the Westie gal can be identified by the presence of a dreamcatcher, which will either be tattooed on her body, or hanging from the rearview mirror of her 1993 Mitsubishi Lancer that smells of stale cigarettes and Impulse. 2018 July 27, Lady Avondale, “Dating the women of Auckland: From Westies to Shore Girls and beyond”, in The New Zealand Herald:
   • You might have noticed that Kim, along with much of the field, competes with two distinct strands of hair pulled outside her helmet on either side of her face. […] [A]mong freeskiers and snowboarders, the style has another name. They’re known, affectionately, as “slut strands.” 2022 February 10, Madison Malone Kircher, “Why Slut Strands Are the Hairdo of the Olympic Games”, in Slate, retrieved 10 Feb 2022:
   • You know, the wet-look tendrils we affectionately referred to as ‘slut strands’ in the ‘90s. 2017 March 5, Meg Bellemore, “Bella Hadid Has Decided This ‘90s Hair Trend Is Back For Good”, in Elle, retrieved 10 Feb 2022:
   • Describe your biggest haircut “sin.” How old were you when you sported it? Slut strands in year 8 2015 May 3, Ali Thair, Debate Magazine, volume 2015, number 7, Auckland Student Movement at AUT, Vox Pops Confessions, page 45:
   • No updo or half-up style was complete without a pair of skinny ‘slut strands’ hanging on either side of your face back in the day 2019 May 8, RAM, volume 2019, number 3, Lincoln University Students’ Association, 1990’s, page 32:

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