Jewfron.
/ˈdʒuːfrəʊ/, U.S. /ˈdʒufroʊ/ colloquial (potentially offensive).
A curly, frizzy, or bushy hairstyle worn by some Jewish people, reminiscent of an Afro.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > curled or frizzed style
frizz1668
bullhead1672
bull1699
buckle1711
frizzle1850
cataract curls1864
Niagara1864
water wave1876
marcel wave1895
permanent wave1906
Greek goda1910
marcel1921
finger wave1925
permanent1926
perm1927
home perm1949
Afro1967
natural1967
Jewfro1976
Jheri curl1977
bubble perm1992
1976 Yardbird Reader 5 169 I was thinking of getting it straightened or getting a Jew-fro.
1981 B. Gutcheon Still Missing 70 There were women in jeans with wild curly hair that stood out from their heads like pyramids of Brillo, what police slang called a Jewfro.
1996 J. Stahl in N. Panter Unnatural Disasters 118 Vance..supported an enormous ball of frizzy hair he called his ‘Jew-fro’.
2017 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 17 July (Arts section) 24 If that guy [sc. Slash] aged, would we even know? All we ever see is a bare chest, a hat, and possibly the most famous Jewfro ever.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1976