jerry curl

A form of jheri curl — A hairstyle popular with the African-American community in the 1980s, giving a glossy, loosely curled look.

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Meanings

jerry curl1

nounjerry curl (plural jerry curls)

plural jerry curls

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Jheri curl.

    One poster was of a beautiful black girl with wet jerry curls and pink glossy lips, parted a little to reveal a hint of teeth.

    2011, Marilyn Heward Mills, The Association Of Foreign Spouses, Hachette UK, →ISBN

Jerry curl2

nounJerry curl (plural Jerry curls)

plural Jerry curls

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Jheri curl.

    But look at your hair—you changed it from big ‘Afro’ to Jerry curl. You're looking great.

    1984, Morgan Adzei, A Burning Desire, →ISBN, page 58
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APA

jerry curl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jerry%20curl

MLA

“jerry curl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jerry%20curl. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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