gayhawk
n.— «Gayhawk—a hairstyle wherein the hair is grown out to about 2 inches long on top, and either equal or lesser length on the sides of the cranium. hair is combed from the left and thr right to the center, so that it meets and is swept up into a mohawk-like crest, as Ferris Beuler did in the shower.» —“The raptor be an ass-savage” by Shamandown (Eric) Eric’s Journal Nov. 30, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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