Helixing
noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The practice of wearing a beanie towards the back of one's crown, so as to expose the helix (outer rim) of one's ears. uncountable
"And just as Russell Branding fobbed us off with the idea of “pillowcasing” (packing your massive hair into a beanie), and David Beckham sold us “haggising” (like pillowcasing, just with shorter hair), we have Harry Styles to thank for “helixing”, the new beanie standard."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of helix form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"And just as Russell Branding fobbed us off with the idea of “pillowcasing” (packing your massive hair into a beanie), and David Beckham sold us “haggising” (like pillowcasing, just with shorter hair), we have Harry Styles to thank for “helixing”, the new beanie standard."
Etymology
From helix + -ing.
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