frizzers'
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (of the hair, nap, etc) to form or cause (the hair, etc) to form tight wiry curls or crisp tufts |
| —n | |
| 2. | hair that has been frizzed |
| 3. | the state of being frizzed |
| [C19: from French friser to curl, shrivel up (see | |
| 'frizzer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
frizz
1620, probably from Fr. friser "to curl," perhaps from stem of frire "to fry, cook." Assimilated to native frizzle.
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