Meanings
nounUtah curls pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyLong curls with straight ends.
[Nancy] Mace[…]is easily clocked as just the kind of Republican woman who is ascendant in the Trump administration. The women’s hair is in Utah curls, long waves with straight ends, popularized by Mormon momfluencers.
2025 May 7, Jessica Grose, “MAGA Beauty Is Built to Go Viral”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 07 May 2025
Origin
Popularized by Mormon influencers.
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APA
Utah curls. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Utah%20curls
MLA
“Utah curls.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Utah%20curls. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Utah curls,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Utah%20curls.
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