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longhair en · ADJ

Etymology

From long + hair.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, not-comparable) Concerning or characteristic of classical music.
   • I would rather see a musical, but my wife, who loves longhair music, is dragging me to the symphony again.

Relateds

highbrow

Translations (1)

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longhair en · NOUN

Etymology

From long + hair.

Meanings

1. A person with hair longer than the norm, especially someone viewed as bohemian, non-conventional or a hippie.
   • dismissed as just another band of longhairs at the height of longhair bands
   • Health Food stores began displaying posters saying things like: “The American Indian, You Know, Walked!” It became a common sight to see longhairs and their chicks striding along purposefully eating maize-on-the-cob. 1975 November 14, John Keasler, “Take a walk”, in The Miami News, Miami, Fla., →OCLC, page 5 C, column 2:
2. A person with a deep interest in the classical arts, especially music.
3. A person considered to have excessively refined taste for the arts.
4. A cat with hair longer than the norm.

Forms

Antonyms

shorthair

Deriveds

Russian longhair · Asian Semi-longhair · American longhair

Relateds

haircut band · shorthaired · long-haired

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