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Petroleum based pomade used to style the hair. Favoured less in recent times due to all manner of modern waxes, hairsprays amd gels but still de rigeur amongst the swing, rockabilly, and greaser fraternities.
Can be used to create anything from a slicked back 1920s look to a 1950's pompadour.
Can be used to create anything from a slicked back 1920s look to a 1950's pompadour.
by Thee Red Monkey June 11, 2006
Get the grease mug.Shortened spelling of pompadour. A hairstyle popular amongst rockabilly and greaser males.
The hair is dressed with grease and combed back from the forehead and also up so that some height is gained.
Females may also have a similar style coupled with a ponytail but pins and grips are used in place of grease.
The hair is dressed with grease and combed back from the forehead and also up so that some height is gained.
Females may also have a similar style coupled with a ponytail but pins and grips are used in place of grease.
by Thee Red Monkey June 11, 2006
Get the pomp mug.The original form of Lindy Hop, the partner dance that accompanies swing jazz.
So named because the pioneers of the dance, such as Frankie Manning and Whitey's Lindy Hoppers, were regular dancers at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem.
So named because the pioneers of the dance, such as Frankie Manning and Whitey's Lindy Hoppers, were regular dancers at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem.
Those cats are crouching too low for Hollywood style, they must be doing Savoy style. They're really swingin'!
by Thee Red Monkey June 1, 2006
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