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hair metal

hair metal noun: glam metal.

Noun

hair metal (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, informal) Glam metal.

Origin of hair metal

Referring to the typically long hair of the performers.

Questions about hair metal

What does hair metal mean?
Hair metal means glam metal.
What part of speech is hair metal?
Hair metal is a noun.

Words near hair metal in the dictionary

  1. hair loss
  2. hair mask
  3. hair masks
  4. hair match
  5. hair matches
  6. hair metal
  7. hair moss
  8. hair mosses
  9. hair net
  10. hair nets
  11. hair of the dog

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