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cowlick.

An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the skull or lies at an angle at odds with the rest of an individual's hair, like a whorl or vortex.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkaʊˌlɪk//ˈkælɪk/US, regional
  1. An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the skull or lies at an angle at odds with the rest of an individual's hair, like a whorl or vortex.

Where this word comes from

From cow + lick; as the hair may appear to have been licked into place by a cow.

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