Meaning
A way of styling Afro hair by first pressing it straight with a heated metal comb ('hot comb'), then setting it in curls with a hot curling iron. For generations of Jamaican women and girls, the Saturday press-and-curl at home or the hairdresser — with the smell of hot comb and hair grease — was a whole ritual of grooming and getting ready for church or a special day. To 'press' the hair is the straightening step itself.
Examples
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She get a press an curl fi di wedding.
She got a press and curl for the wedding.
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Mama press mi hair every Saturday.
Mum pressed my hair every Saturday.
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Di press an curl look nice till rain fall.
The press and curl looks nice until rain falls.
Origin
From 'press' (straighten with a hot comb) + 'curl'; a heat-styling method for Afro hair. See [[hot-comb]], [[chiny-bump]].
How it’s used
Straightening Afro hair with a hot comb, then curling it. See [[hot-comb]], [[bandana]].