Haircuts

/ˈhɛrkʌts/ noun

Definition

The act of cutting or styling hair, or the resulting style that someone's hair is cut into.

Etymology

From 'hair' plus 'cut,' a compound word. While 'hair' is ancient, 'haircut' as a single concept emerged in the 1800s as barbering became professionalized and standardized styles were named.

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Haircuts have been used to mark social status, rebellion, and identity for centuries—from the mohawk symbolizing Native Americans to punk rockers to the undercut suddenly becoming fashionable, our hair is basically a visible biography.

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