perm
noun
[ pəːm ]
• a hairstyle produced by setting the hair in waves or curls and then treating it with chemicals so that the style lasts for several months.
• "I had a perm on Friday"
perm
verb
• set (the hair) in a perm.
• "her hair was permed and then set"
Origin:
1920s: abbreviation of permanent.
perm
noun
• a permutation, especially a selection of a specified number of matches in a soccer pool.
• "a full perm of 8 from 11"
perm
verb
• make a selection of (so many) from a larger number.
• "one of the teams was to perm any 11 from 20"
Origin:
1950s: abbreviation of permutation.
