helixing

English

Etymology

helix +‎ -ing

Verb

helixing

1. present participle and gerund of helix

Noun

helixing (uncountable)

1. The practice of wearing a beanie towards the back of one's crown, so as to expose the helix (outer rim) of one's ears.
   • 2015 November 18, Morwenna Ferrier, “Hipster hats: the art of 'helixing'”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     And just as Russell Branding fobbed us off with the idea of “pillowcasing” (packing your massive hair into a beanie), and David Beckham sold us “haggising” (like pillowcasing, just with shorter hair), we have Harry Styles to thank for “helixing”, the new beanie standard.

   • 2016 December 13, Lanre Bakare, “Skam: the Norwegian hit that could take US TV into uncharted territory”, in The Guardian:

     ‘I told you no more helixing!’ … Jonas and Eva in season one of Skam. .

   • 2018 September 21, Rebecca Jennings, “Fedoras are for jerks: a history of awful dudes in awful hats”, in Vox:

     If the old slouchy beanie look was for guys who wanted to appear laid-back, the new tightly rolled beanie — helixing, as some have called it — is for the guy who’s more self-aware about his scumbag tendencies, as one viral tweet articulates:

Related terms

• helixer