hair spoil
n.— «A botched haircut he received at age 15 led him into the field of barbering. “I got a ‘hair spoil’—as they call it—and I went home and corrected the trim with a razor I had at home.”» —“Men’s Grooming—Avery’s Beauty Concept Ltd—Men need grooming too” by Shelly-Ann Thompson Jamaica Gleaner (Kingston) Nov. 27, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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