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As a 4 year old first hearing the term 'cowlick', I envisioned a cows sloppy tongue licking up the boys face and leaving his hair sticking up in a mess of cow spit and staying like that forever after.

This was my belief for a good couple years to follow.

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That is what it means

"Cowlick is British in origin and refers to a tuft of hair that refuses to lie flat. It likely comes from a comparison with the projecting ridge of hairs on a cow’s hide, which have been licked into that shape by the animal. The word was first recorded in 1598."

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I think your reading comprehension, while not terrible, isn't really all that great either.

I used to have cowlicks when I was in middle school, but then I started just wearing my hear messy and with pomade for the most part, and it blends it all in.

Also, when I read OP, I thought I was really stupid for thinking it was a cowlick.