frizz up

Hair gets wild

To frizz up is for hair to become frizzy—forming a mass of tight, unruly curls or kinks, typically from humidity or damage: My hair frizzes up the moment I step outside in summer.

The phrase emphasizes the transformation from smooth or controlled to wild and puffy.

Related

natural texture · detangle · ruffle · bad hair day · humidity · humid weather · pouf · flyaway · tease · static · dryness · split ends · perm · tousle · sweat · kink · heat · flat iron

Opposites
hair texture/smoothness

frizz upsmooth out

Eliminate irregularities

straighten · flatten · smooth down · slick down · lie flat

hair control/manageability

frizz uptame

Made gentle, manageable

calm down · settle · behave · lie down · stay put

Family

frizz, frizzy, frizzed, frizzing, frizzle, frizzled, frizzling, frizziness

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