big hair

American  

1. hair having the appearance of fullness and height, usually teased and sprayed.

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big hair British  

noun

1. a hairstyle with volume created by hair products or styling techniques such as backcombing, etc

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Etymology

Origin of big hair

1985–90

Example Sentences

When sophomore guard Phoenix Smith came off the bench on Monday night in Crespi’s season opener against Cleveland, two things were clear: His big hair and his 5-foot-7 frame, the smallest on the court.

From Los Angeles Times

Keaton stuck a clothespin on the tip of her nose to make it smaller, and acted the part of an extrovert: big laugh, big hair and, when she stopped liking her hair, big hats.

From Los Angeles Times

He walks into the room at some Group of 20 meeting and he’s so outsize, he literally fills the doorway—big suit, big man, big tie, big hair, glower; he doesn’t even try to set his face in a smile.

From The Wall Street Journal

She puts its success down to the show's portrayal of Essex stereotypes - full of glitzy outfits, fake tans and big hair - a method which "inspired countless copycat versions set in different parts of the UK" like Made in Chelsea and Geordie Shore.

From BBC

We’d been around for years, from the ’70s through the successful ’80s albums — the videos and the big hair and the kabuki of it all — into the ’90s when it was cool to be with the grunge players that we loved.

From Los Angeles Times