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hair out of place

hair out of place noun: the slightest sign of disorder or unkemptness.

Noun

hair out of place (plural hairs out of place)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) The slightest sign of disorder or unkemptness.
    • Never fussed none about the work. Never hardly got a hair out of place.2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 8, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 55

Forms of hair out of place

pluralhairs out of place

Questions about hair out of place

What does hair out of place mean?
Hair out of place means the slightest sign of disorder or unkemptness.
What part of speech is hair out of place?
Hair out of place is a noun.
What is the plural of hair out of place?
The plural of hair out of place is hairs out of place.

Words near hair out of place in the dictionary

  1. hair nets
  2. hair of the dog
  3. hair of the dog that bit one
  4. hair oil
  5. hair oils
  6. hair out of place
  7. hair pencil
  8. hair pencils
  9. hair pie
  10. hair pies
  11. hair pin

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