Usually means: Hair styled to cover baldness.
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  1. comb-over: Merriam-Webster
  2. comb-over, comb-over: Collins English Dictionary
  3. comb-over: Wordnik
  4. comb-over: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. comb-over: Wiktionary
  6. comb-over: Dictionary.com
  7. Comb-over: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. comb-over: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Comb-over)

▸ noun:  Alternative spelling of combover [A manner of combing hair from one side to the other in an attempt to conceal a medial bald patch.]

Similar:
horsecomb, tooth comb, tooth-comb, crewcut, toupée, hair-clip, side-lock, hair clip, buzz cut, hairdoo, more...

Opposite:
comb-forward, bald, shaved head

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Similar:
horsecomb, tooth comb, tooth-comb, crewcut, toupée, hair-clip, side-lock, hair clip, buzz cut, hairdoo, more...

Opposite:
comb-forward, bald, shaved head



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