meet me at McDonald's en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Based on the stereotype that British youths—among whom this hairstyle originated—frequently meet at McDonald's.
Meanings
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(Ireland, UK, humorous, 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:
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