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blue-hair

blue-hair is the alternative form of bluehair.

Meaning of bluehair

Noun

bluehair (countable and uncountable, plural bluehairs)

  1. (derogatory, humorous, slang) An elderly person, especially a woman or one viewed as senile, old-fashioned, or out of touch.
    • I have memories from a young age in which my father is yelling about "blue hairs" and their inability to drive. And everyone remembers that scene in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" in which the old lady cannot see over the steering wheel and is swerving down the road.1997, Karin Vonesh, "Who are the worst drivers of all?", Southwords (Maine South High School, Park Ridge, IL), Volume 34, Issue 7, 19 December 1997, page 3
  2. (derogatory, slang) A young or naive supporter of social-justice causes.
    • Trump is demolishing America's institutions - including the media FAKE, FAKE, FAKE - and this chucklehead is worried about offending a bluehair.2019 September 29, Pitt Griffin (@pittgriffin), Twitter

Forms of blue-hair

pluralblue-hairs

Questions about blue-hair

What is blue-hair the alternative form of?
Blue-hair is the alternative form of bluehair.

Words near blue-hair in the dictionary

  1. blue-green bacteria
  2. blue-green bacterium
  3. blue-green deployment
  4. blue-greens
  5. blue-grey
  6. blue-hair
  7. blue-hairs
  8. blue-headed vireo
  9. blue-headed wagtail
  10. blue-headed wagtails
  11. blue-helmet

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