meet me at McDonald's
meet me at McDonald's noun: the broccoli haircut.
Noun
meet me at McDonald's (uncountable)
- The broccoli haircut.
- A secondary school in Norfolk has banned pupils from donning a popular haircut known as the "Meet me at McDonald's". The trendy, 80s-inspired hairstyle typically features short sides with a floppy, tousled mop of hair on top.2018 February 22, Olivia Petter, “'Meet me at McDonald's' haircut banned in Norfolk school”, in The Independent
- In 2018, "Meet me at McDonald's" isn't an invitation; bizarrely, it's the name some young people have given a fashionable haircut that involves a closely shaven back and sides with an unruly mop on top.[2019 August 13, Gyles Brandreth, Have You Eaten Grandma?: Or, the Life-Saving Importance of Correct Punctuation, Grammar, and Good English, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 6
- Synonyms:
- meet me at McDonald's haircut
Synonyms of meet me at McDonald's
Origin of meet me at McDonald's
Based on the stereotype that British youths—among whom this hairstyle originated—frequently meet at McDonald's.
Questions about meet me at McDonald's
- What does meet me at McDonald's mean?
- Meet me at McDonald's means the broccoli haircut.
- What part of speech is meet me at McDonald's?
- Meet me at McDonald's is a noun.
Words near meet me at McDonald's in the dictionary
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