slick back

verb

To make hair flat by putting oil, water, etc. on it.

“His hair was slicked back, plastered down with gel.”

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Meanings

verbslick back (third-person singular simple present slicks back, present participle slicking back, simple past and past participle slicked back)

present singular third person slicks back · participle present slicking back · participle past slicked back · past slicked back

  1. To make hair flat by putting oil, water, etc. on it.

    His hair was slicked back, plastered down with gel.

    1 more example

    I can see you / Your brown skin shining in the sun / You got your hair slicked back and those Wayfarers on, baby

    1984, “The Boys of Summer”, in Don Henley (lyrics), Building the Perfect Beast
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slick back,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slick%20back.

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