Castle bob

noun

A women's hairstyle of the 1920s, with the hair cut to medium-short length with a fringe at the front.

First used 20th c.
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Meanings

nounCastle bob (plural Castle bobs)

plural Castle bobs

  1. A women's hairstyle of the 1920s, with the hair cut to medium-short length with a fringe at the front.First known use 20th c.

    Gretchen was from Texas, blue-eyed, and her blond hair was cut like Caresse's, in a Castle bob, short, with bangs.

    1976, Geoffrey Wolff, Black Sun, New York Review of Books, published 2003, page 156

Origin

Named for Irene Castle (1893–1969), American dancer and actress, who popularised it.

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APA

Castle bob. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Castle%20bob

MLA

“Castle bob.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Castle%20bob. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Castle bob,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Castle%20bob.

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