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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a toupee" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a type of hairpiece worn to cover baldness or thinning hair.
Example: "He decided to wear a toupee to his high school reunion to look younger."
Alternatives: "a hairpiece" or "a wig".
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No. 1, it is not a toupee.
It looks, frankly, a little like a toupee.
He works in a toupee shop during the day.
And, in a blow for gender equality, a Toupee Tax.
And on me, a coonskin cap looks like a toupee".
"They always ask if Jim's hair is a toupee!" she said, laughing raucously.
Should you choose to attend, be warned – I will be not be wearing a toupee".
It's like seeing a 95-year-old guy in a toupee, you know".
The actor, Thompson once recalled, was practically bald but hated wearing a toupee.
A raconteur with a toupee told us about the venue's glory days; we were encouraged to smile and nod.
And the defense has covered all the bald spots in the offense like a toupee.
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