STRUWWELPETER

PRONUNCIATION: (STROO-uhl-pee-tuhr)

MEANING: noun: A person with long, thick, disheveled hair.

ETYMOLOGY: From Struwwelpeter, the title character of the 1845 children’s book Der Struwwelpeter (Shockheaded Peter) by Heinrich Hoffman. Earliest documented use: 1909.
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STRUWDELPETER - Peter likes pastries with his coffee

STRUWWELMETER - a device to measure the unruliness of one's coif

STRUWWELPATER - my Dad really needs a haircut