Meaning of curlies | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Locks of curly hair.
   plural, plural-only
2. Pubic hair
   plural, plural-only, slang, specifically
3. Curly brackets.
   informal, plural, plural-only
4. Curly quotes.
   informal, plural, plural-only

Examples

“When the condom gets caught on your curlies while you're trying to roll it off.”

“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.”

“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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