dye-job

A form of dye job — The act, or the result, of dyeing or redyeing the hair.

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Meanings

noundye-job (plural dye-jobs)

plural dye-jobs

  1. alternativecosmeticsAlternative form of dye job.

    Her fake tan is a nut brown, her dye-job is much too dark, and her teeth are stained. She’s shaking. I take her for an alkie.

    2020, Eliza Clark, chapter 1, in Boy Parts, Influx Press, →ISBN
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    She would be unmarked, and that was good. I would know what her crazy ex-husband looked like, dye-job and all, and this time I could stop him before he got close. Also good.

    2011, Stephen King, chapter 23, in 11/22/63, Simon & Schuster, Inc., →ISBN

    Even for her, though, this one was OTT: a skin-tight ankle-length gold pleated gown, simultaneously retro and futuristic. With the fake tan and fire engine red dye-job with bum-length extensions, it added up to quite the look (Nikki could barely keep track of Annie’s hair colour and style from month to month – from blonde crop to chestnut bob to pale pink curls).

    2022, Ellery Lloyd, chapter 2, in The Club, Mantle, →ISBN
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APA

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Chicago

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