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longhaired en · ADJ

Etymology

From long + haired.

Meanings

1. Having long hair.
   • There are numerous grooming products on the market, particularly for longhaired cats – for example, rakes, slickers and detangle sprays, many of which claim to make grooming as simple and safe as possible. 2009, Vicky Halls, The Complete Cat, page 225:
2. (derogatory, sometimes) Artistic or intellectual.
   • Your new boyfriend is longhaired, highbrowed and penniless: very bohemian but not commercial.
3. (derogatory) Hippie-like.
   • Those longhaired freaks should get a job.

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