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wash & set 

is a term used commonly within the African American culture to describe a service performed on the hair. The service can be described simply as having your hair washed, conditioned, dried, and curled. Wash and Sets can be received in most hair salons. Though a wash and set can be done as frequently as an individual likes it is typically only done every week or for some every two weeks.
I'm going to get my hair done, i'm going to get a wash & set.
wash & set by foxyfoxfoxy October 21, 2010
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Wash & Set 

1.) Something in overabundance, or something that someone has in order to overprepare for a very specific instance.

2.) Something fulfilled or completed to an incredibly high degree or in high quality, to an extent where it could be considered overachieving.
Ex. 1: "I asked my friend if he could bring along some snacks for our camping trip, and bro brought along the full Wash & Set, with chips, hotdogs, marshmallows, stew, a portable stove, you name it."

Ex. 2: "I pulled out the whole Wash & Set on my last essay, my professor asked for 3 pages and I gave him 10..."
Wash & Set by Oingo Bangus February 1, 2022
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