bouffant
pronunciation
How to pronounce bouffant in British English:
UK ['bu:fɒ̃]
How to pronounce bouffant in American English:
US [buˈfɑnt]
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- Adjective:
- being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing
Word Origin
- bouffant (adj.)
- 1869, from French bouffant, present participle of bouffer "to puff out," from Old French bouffer (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *buffare, probably ultimately imitative of puffing. As a noun by 1870. Earlier as a French word in English. First used of hairdo style 1955.
Example
- 1. Bouffant styles and bobby pins were a waste of time , he reckoned .
- 2. In the west he was mocked for his bouffant , his pudgy belly and his platform shoes .
- 3. Mr. yu is a little eccentric-he wears white mao suits and matching white shoes , with a bouffant hair-do dyed jet-black .
- 4. The official explanation is that he is simply a modest sort of chap. his unfortunate looks may have something to do with it ( though many north korean men diligently copy his exotic bouffant hairstyle ) . Or perhaps he is preparing the ground for a successor ?
- 5. On " 60 minutes " in 1975 , her bouffant hair perfect and her warm smile ever ready , she declared that smoking marijuana was like " having a first beer " and that she wouldn 't be surprised if her 18-year-old daughter susan had an affair .