slicked back

collocation in English

meaningsofslickandback

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slick
adjective
uk
/slɪk/us
/slɪk/
operating or performing skilfully and effectively, without problems and without seeming to ...
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back
noun[C]
uk
/bæk/us
/bæk/
the inside or outside part of an object, vehicle, building, etc. that is furthest from ...
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(Definition ofslickandbackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He was a small man withslickedbackhair, thick glasses and a sharp nose.
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With his trademark hair nowslickedback, he told the reporters he was still on the lam and still very poor.
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They have sideburns, and their hair is eitherslickedbackor side-parted.
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He also hasslickedbackblond hair, multiple piercings, including one in the center of his forehead, and sharp, jagged teeth.
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He hasslickedbackbrown hair and a mustache.
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With hisslickedbackhair and thin, waxed moustache, he was often cast in the role of the heroic dashing swashbuckler or the exotic, seductive lothario.
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Their hair wasslickedback.
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The police questioned him about his hair color to which he responded that although his hair was currently black and curly it had previously been reddish-brown andslickedback.
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Kitano's father is an ordinary office worker, he hasslickedbackhair, small irises, and non-existent eyebrows much like his son.
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Krista was unhappy that her hair wasslickedback.
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