A blue hair In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "a blue hair", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Michael Phuoc

2021-06-29 07:06

Meaning of A blue hair

Synonyms:

a candy cotton hair (dyeing)

A blue hair American noun phrase

The noun phrase "a candy cotton hair (hairstyle)" can be replaced by the one "a blue hair" with the meaning that refers to a dyed-blue hair.

countable noun

Used to imply a woman who is old

Those blue-hairs are so talkative that I can't hide anything away from them.

Used to describe a dyed-blue hair

Look, Tommy. I've just got a blue hair. What do you think?

Other phrases about:

ask (someone) point-blank

To ask someone something in a very straight, direct way, sometimes even a rude way

Grammar and Usage of A blue hair

Noun Forms

a blue hair | Uncountable noun

More examples:

A blue hair seems to be fit your face better.

I'm afraid of getting old because I might have got a disgusting blue hair.

Origin of A blue hair

This term was used first in the US in the 1940s. A parallel term popped up in the UK in the 1950s: “the blue-rinse brigade.” This term specifically referred to elderly women whose out-of-date hairstyles were thought to reflect out-of-touch, conservative values.