the weatherman calmly adjusted his toupee after the wind nearly blew it off
Recent Examples on the WebDon’t want surgery but not prepared to shave your dome or stoop to a toupee? Horacio Silva, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Some caterpillars resemble a walking toupee or dust bunny, like the flannel moths (another no-touch group). Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2022 The account posted that a star with a huge female following was actually bald and wore a toupee. Charley Ross, Glamour, 14 July 2022 According to a new report from Mastercard, toupee and wig store sales increased by 75 percent for the period May 2020 to 2021, compared to February 2019 to February 2020.NBC News, 6 July 2021 The Colombian man reportedly caught smuggling cocaine under a badly fitting toupee may have been outdone. Hannah Knowles, Washington Post, 23 July 2019 Ten of the crumbling craters now sport bright green turf toupees. Henry Brean, azcentral, 1 Feb. 2020 At Roddenberry's insistence, Stewart did the audition wearing a toupee, which the actor FedExed in from England. Bill Higgins, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2020 With his bushy blond toupee, exaggerated eyebrows and walrus-like mustache, Mr. Taylor was a striking presence. Lindsey Behr, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2019 See More
Word History
Etymology
French toupet forelock, from Old French, diminutive of top, toup, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German zopf tuft of hair — more at top entry 1