toupee
noun
tou·pee
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Definition of toupee
1
: a wig or section of hair worn to cover a bald spot
2
: a curl or lock of hair made into a topknot on a periwig or natural coiffure
also
: a periwig with such a topknot
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Examples of toupee in a Sentence
the weatherman calmly adjusted his toupee after the wind nearly blew it off
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Like an elevated toupee, the original man weave wasn’t initially dynamic. — Shalwah Evans, Essence, "John Cotton Is Changing Lives One Man Weave At A Time," 22 Aug. 2019 The museum later took to its Facebook page with pictures of the toupee-resembling creature, hoping social media could help to identify it. — Fox News, "Rare albino porcupine spotted at Maine museum," 21 July 2019 But his hair appeared dramatically outsized, reported Reuters, leading the police to ask him to remove his toupee. — Joshua Bote, USA TODAY, "A man tried to smuggle cocaine under his poorly fitted wig. He was detained in Spain," 16 July 2019 Now Police posted a photo of the man on their Twitter account, apparently still wearing the toupee with the contraband stowed underneath it. — Amy Gunia, Time, "A Man Tried to Smuggle Cocaine Into Spain by Hiding It Under His Toupee," 17 July 2019 Beneath the small toupee, officers found a packet containing 503 grams of cocaine glued to his head, Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia reported. — Fox News, "Colombian man busted trying to smuggle cocaine under his wig," 17 July 2019 In case the photo isn't clear, yes, that's a baby wearing a tiny toupee. — Kim Fusaro, Woman's Day, "Can't WAIT For Your Baby Girl To Grow Long Hair? Why Not Get Her a Baby Toupee? (Yes, This Exists)," 25 Jan. 2012 Sinatra's toupee is just one of the many perks that come with the Brigantine, New Jersey, summer retreat. — Lindsey Desimone, ELLE Decor, "Vacation Like Frank Sinatra At This Palatial Beach House," 6 Oct. 2015 The top hat, wheelbarrow, and Scottie dog are now tiny replicas of Sophia's purse, Stan's toupee, and Rose's teddy bear. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "Stop Everything: 'Golden Girls' Monopoly and Clue Are 40% Off on Amazon," 16 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'toupee.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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toupee
noun
English Language Learners Definition of toupee
: a small wig that is worn by a man to cover a bald spot on his head
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