Jheri curl
noun
A black male hairstyle in which the hair is styled into tight ringlets with a glossy finish.Michael seemingly had perfected himself in a surgically cosmetic way, his Jheri curl was state of the art, and he exulted in the torturing of the beautiful Ola Ray....
- When you get to Man U., if he's there, can you try and get Ronaldinho to do something about his Jheri curl?
- Now, I'm not one to judge, but dudes, he had a Jheri curl.
Origin
From the nickname of Robert William Redding (1907–98), the American developer of the haircare product used to create the style.