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HAIRK-ut/ˈheəkʌt/

A haircut is when someone cuts your hair, or the style you have: get a haircut, a short haircut, need a haircut. Hairdresser is the person. Cut is the general verb. Hairstyle is the look (curly, straight). Do not write hair cut as two words for the noun in careful writing — haircut is one word.

Meaning

The act or style of cutting someone’s hair.

Examples

• “I need a haircut before the interview.”
• “He got a haircut before the school photos.”
• “That haircut is easy to wash when you travel.”

Good to know

get / need a haircut. Person: hairdresser. Look: hairstyle. One word: haircut.

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