Helixing

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 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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