The curls have a language all their own.
"Wash Day"
Common meaning: A day for doing laundry.
Curly meaning: The day you wash your hair, which you plan your whole week around.
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"Poo"
Common meaning: The stinky stuff.
Curly meaning: A shortened version of "pre-poo," which is a concoction created to strengthen and prepare hair for washing.
"Perm"
Common meaning: A chemical treatment to make your hair super curly.
Curly meaning: A chemical treatment to do the exact opposite. Sometimes called a relaxer, this actually loosens curls or completely straightens.
"Kinky"
Common meaning: Those freaky-deaky things you ONLY do for someone special.
Curly meaning: A super tight curl pattern.
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