bad hair day

noun

informal

: a day when one's hair is unattractive and unmanageable

You think you've had a bad hair day? One U.S. woman has hair problems that go way beyond such ordinary complaints as split ends.—

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also : a bad day : a day with many problems, annoyances, etc.

Way back when Moses had that bad hair day on the mountain and broke the commandment tablets, I'm thinking when he put them all back together there was an 11th one missing. —

Dwain Walden

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Available in a few bright and neutral colors, get it for the guy who can’t be bothered with a bad hair day. —

Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024 Camel Fedora with Floral Scarf Band Keep your head warm — or hide a bad hair day — with this camel fedora from The Pioneer Woman. —

Miles Walls, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024 Goldie calculated scores for each city to create a list of places with the highest likelihood of a bad hair day. —

Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024 Find it on Amazon This Beanie Hat Will Add a Pop of Color to Your Look and Keep You Warm Keep warm or hide a bad hair day with a beanie hat. —

Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bad hair day

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bad hair day was in 1970

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