noun
dandruff
DAND-ruhf
noun
1
Small white flakes of dead skin that shed from the scalp.
"He switched shampoos to try to get rid of his dandruff."
How to Use Dandruff
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe flaky dead skin that comes off the scalp, often treated with special shampoo.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
dandruff shampoo
flaky dandruff
Word Forms
dandruffed past tense, dandruffs plural, dandruffs singular
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Etymology
First recorded in the 1500s; the second half of the word comes from an old Northern English word for a scab, related to Old Norse hrufa.