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perm

[purm]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

permanent.

verb (used with object)

to give (the hair) a permanent.

verb (used without object)

to apply a permanent to the hair.

Perm

[purm, pairm, pyerm]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a city in the E Russian Federation in Europe, on the Kama River.

perm

/ ��ɜː�� /

noun

Also called (esp formerly): permanent wave.��a hairstyle produced by treatment with heat, chemicals, etc which gives long-lasting waves, curls, or other shaping
the act of giving or receiving such a hairstyle

verb

(tr) to give a perm to (hair)

Perm

/ pjermj /

noun

Former name (1940–62): Molotov.��a port in W Russia, on the Kama River: oil refinery; university (1916). Pop: 984 000 (2005 est)

perm

/ ��ɜː�� /

noun

short for permutation

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Word History and Origins

Origin of perm¹

First recorded in 1925–30; by shortening

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Backed by dancers dressed as rodeo clowns, Roan - herself wearing a sequinned cowboy hat and sparkly boots - rode a a giant pink carousel pony, complete with an 80s perm.

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"He looks better. Much cooler in terms of perm and with regard to chain."

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By the eighth inning, a customer had canceled her perm appointment with Kanno, allowing him to watch the game slip away from the Dodgers.

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It's fire though because it's like I'm older than you, but just the conversations around perms and around hair has changed.

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Matt Gaetz would lose a fistfight to Rand Paul’s hair perm.

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