The Merriam-Webster online dictionary places the earliest usage of do-rag in 1968. processed hair done up in black rags' appeared in Newsweek.

On September 2, 1966, the Dayton Daily News printed 'the man with the black dew rag.

a cloth band worn around the forehead as a sweatband or to keep hair in place'.

On June 4, 1966, the Akron Beacon Journal printed 'do rag .

In the August 27, 1965, edition of LIFE magazine, a page 22 photo caption describes a man wearing a ''do-rag' on his new hair-do'.

An alternative etymology claims that name should be spelled dew-rag, and dew is a euphemism for sweat. However, The New York Times claims that the correct spelling of the word is durag.

The simplest etymology for do-rag is that it is named as such because it is a rag worn to protect one's hair do. Ok, enough from me.Numerous alternative spellings exist for durag, including do-rag, dew-rag, and doo-rag, all of which may be spelled with a space instead of a hyphen, or with neither a hyphen nor a space especially as durag. My name is Igor, and I’m 45, 3 marriages, 3 kids, one per marriage … one has to try everything in life at least twice, sometimes 3 times LOL. I’m a true team player and as such plan to be one you can depend on, both here online and in RL if needed. Now, I’m getting better every day, playing with RAG guys, listening to advises, and learning along the way. First when I started, I was finding my way with controller, getting slathered by a less experienced noobish players, but who cares about K/D anyway. Playing should be fun and since I was raised to be a fair in every segment of my life, I decided not to abuse my MAK experience and start vanilla using a controller.

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