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hairdon't

hairdon't noun: a bad hairdo.

Noun

hairdon't (plural hairdon'ts)

  1. (informal) A bad hairdo.
    • "You're gonna mess up my hairdo." "That's a hairdo? Looks more like a hairdon't to me." "Yeah? And what do you think yours looks like?" "Great, as always."1984, Charlotte White, A Hard Act to Follow, Ace Books, →ISBN
    • "Maybe that's a new hairdo," he gibed, "but I think it's a hairdon't - your hair don't look good."1990, Julius Nicholas Hook, The Appropriate Word: Finding the Best Way to Say what You Mean, Addison-Wesley

Examples of hairdon't in a sentence

  • He had a funny moustache and an entertaining combover ('Less a hairdo and more a hairdon't,' according to Dad, who should know) and many soldiers imitated his hilarious walk.2013, Sarah Burton, The Complete and Utter History of the World According to Samuel Stewart Aged 9, Short Books, →ISBN:
  • Or hairdon't, depending on how you looked at it.2013, Bill Konigsberg, Openly Straight, Scholastic Inc., →ISBN:
  • She has a hairdo that should have been a hairdon't.2014, Brad Ashton, Stand Up and Be Laughed At, Lulu Press, Inc, →ISBN:
  • “That hairdo is a hairdon't,” Luke said, loud enough for all the boys gathered around him to hear.2016, R.L. Stine, Monsterville 1: Cabinet of Souls, Scholastic UK, →ISBN:

Forms of hairdon't

pluralhairdon'ts

Origin of hairdon't

Blend of hairdo + don't, a play on hairdo.

Questions about hairdon't

What does hairdon't mean?
Hairdon't means a bad hairdo.
How do you use hairdon't in a sentence?
He had a funny moustache and an entertaining combover ('Less a hairdo and more a hairdon't,' according to Dad, who should know) and many soldiers imitated his hilarious walk.
What part of speech is hairdon't?
Hairdon't is a noun.
What is the plural of hairdon't?
The plural of hairdon't is hairdon'ts.

Words near hairdon't in the dictionary

  1. haircuttery
  2. haircutting
  3. haircuttings
  4. hairdo
  5. hairdoed
  6. hairdon't
  7. hairdon'ts
  8. hairdoo
  9. hairdoos
  10. hairdos
  11. hairdress

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