noun
- a hairstyle created by treating hair with chemicals to make it curly or wavy
Usage: informal
verb
- to give someone a perm; to treat hair with chemicals to make it curly
Usage: informal
Examples
- She got a perm at the salon yesterday.
- My grandmother’s perm made her hair very curly.
- The hairdresser will perm your hair this afternoon.
- I don’t want to perm my hair because I like it straight.
- Her perm lasted for about three months.
- The salon specializes in perms and hair coloring.