Yomi
ぷりん
Rōmaji
purin
Type
slang
Literal Meaning
flan; crème caramel
Meaning
a brown or blonde-dyed hair with grown-out dark roots
Additional Info
Also プリン頭 (あたま). Such hair is called “a flan” because it resembles a flan that has dark caramel on top of a light brown custard. This is a loanword from “pudding”.
Example
プリン になっちゃったから、そろそろ美容院(びよういん)に行って根元（ねもと）を染（そ）め直（なお）さないと
Because my dark roots have grown out, I’ve gotta go to a hair salon and get them retouched.
