combovercomb‧o‧ver /ˈkəʊməʊvə $ ˈkoʊmoʊvər/ noun [countable] British English informala way of arranging a man’s hair, in which a long piece of hair from one side is combed over the top of the head in an attempt to hide the fact that the man is going bald (=losing his hair) – used humorouslySYN scrapeover American English