do-rag

noun

A piece of cloth used to cover the head.

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Meanings

noundo-rag (plural do-rags)

plural do-rags · alternative durag

  1. A piece of cloth used to cover the head.

    "I can pay for my own damn beer," the man in the flame do-rag says.

    2007, Patricia Daniels Cornwell, Book of the Dead
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    It's your business if you want to run around in spandex, sporting a do-rag or a moussed pompadour with ponytail...

    2003, Teri S O'Brien, The Personal Trainer's Handbook

Origin

From do (“hairdo”) + rag.

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APA

do-rag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do-rag

MLA

“do-rag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do-rag. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “do-rag,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do-rag.

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