curlies

Paired punctuation marks

Curlies is informal for curly hair or people with curly hair: All the curlies in my family got it from my grandmother.

In typography and programming, curlies refers to curly braces , distinguishing them from square brackets or parentheses: Make sure you close your curlies.

hair

ringlets

Tubular hair curls

  • coilsConnected loops of material
  • kinksTight curls or snags
  • frizzUnruly hair texture

afro · perm · tresses · locks · mane · textured · bounce · volume · waves · spirals

shape

spiral

Curve winding around center

  • helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
  • coilWound circular arrangement
  • twistRotating motion or surprise

whorl · swirl · loop · corkscrew · scroll · ringlet · squiggle · wave · curve · tendril

punctuation

braces

Dental alignment devices

syntax · programming · markup · nesting · delimiter · enclosure · formatting · block · scope · pair

haircare

shampoo

Liquid hair cleanser

gel · mousse · plopping · sulfate-free · hydrated · porosity · serum · leave-in · co-wash · scrunch

playful

bouncy

Tends to rebound

cute · lively · spirited · wiggly · twirly · perky · jaunty · sassy · carefree · tousled

Opposites
bracket type

curliessquare brackets

Punctuation enclosing insertions

squares · straights · angle brackets · chevrons · pointies

Phrases
Family

curling, curlier, curliness, curliest

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G