curlies

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curlies

noun

plural, plural only Locks of curly hair.
Similar: curls
plural, plural only, slang, specifically Pubic hair When the condom gets caught on your curlies while you're trying to roll it off.
informal, plural, plural only Curly brackets. Some keywords, such as {abstract}, show up in curly brackets. It's never really clear what should technically be in guillemets and what should be in curlies.
informal, plural, plural only Curly quotes. Doing it manually can be a real drag and messy, but you can use a short macro to change all curlies to straights throughout an entire document.

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@misc{curlies_2026,
  title = {curlies},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/curlies},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}