hairplay

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noun

The act of playing with one's own or someone else's hair (usually on the head).

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Meanings

nounhairplay (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe act of playing with one's own or someone else's hair (usually on the head).

    But because of little girls' fascination with "hairplay," the dolls have lengthy locks.

    1995, M. G. Lord, Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll, page 174
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    One could make out a faint sucking-sound^([sic]) coming from her mouth, but the flattened lips would only brush the fine down while two fingers of the other hand went in search of more such hairplay on her—or his—body.

    2003, Rolf Schroers, A Thousand Fathoms Under the Skin, volume 1, page 167

Origin

From hair + play.

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APA

hairplay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairplay

MLA

“hairplay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairplay. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hairplay,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairplay.

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