toupees

plural of toupee
as in wigs
a headpiece made of natural or synthetic hair usually worn to cover a bald area the weatherman calmly adjusted his toupee after the wind nearly blew it off

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Recent Examples of toupees Comb-overs, bad toupees, the stuff of sitcom jokes. Jay Sparks, USA Today, 15 June 2026
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wigs
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  • Button Gwinnett didn’t want to be in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress in the summer of 1776, and not just because a heat wave gripped the city and delegates dressed in wool and powdered wigs.
    Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
  • The proud mom shared snaps from the event on social media, including a photo of the twins posing with their siblings David and Mercy while wearing festive wigs.
    Emy LaCroix, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

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“Toupees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toupees. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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