Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disco perm

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: dis-co perm
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hairstyle that was popular in the 1970s that consisted of long hair that has been permed into tight curls in imitation of an afro.

Example Sentences

"The choices included a Bobby Charlton special, a 70s Disco perm, Bald is Beautiful and last but not least Elvis is Alive."
"He was neat, he was tidy, he had a substantial moustache, a big disco perm and he was lean and muscular."
"Officially, I started practicing therapy right after I cut my long hippie hair (the Jewish version of the Cher, “I Got You Babe” years) and got my first Donna Summers disco perm."

Inflected Forms

disco perms (plural)

Questions

What does disco perm mean?: A hairstyle that was popular in the 1970s that consisted of long hair that has been permed into tight curls in imitation of an afro.

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