# cowlick

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkaʊˌlɪk/

## Definitions
1. An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the skull or lies at an angle at odds with the rest of an individual's hair, like a whorl or vortex.

## Etymology
From cow + lick; as the hair may appear to have been licked into place by a cow.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cowlick