Re: OT: terms for people with different hair colours
| From: | Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, October 20, 2008, 15:59 |
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--- On Mon, 10/20/08, Michael Poxon <mike@...> wrote:
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> I've
> never ever heard of 'blue hair' at all (speaking as
> someone with a few grey
> hairs myself!).
The name "A blue hair" refers to a woman of advanced age with completely white hair.
A few citations:
<http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=blue%20hair>
An old person who's white hair appears blue. Usually it is the only thing you can
see over the steering wheel of the car they are driving.
<http://www.andrewsmcmeel.com/products/?isbn=0740722131>
You can be little, and you can be old, but that doesn't mean you have to be a little old lady.
We've all seen her. She's hunched forward, her blue hair is tucked neatly under a
plastic rain bonnet, she's clutching expired coupons, and she's discussing her
latest health problems over lunch. She's a little old lady . . . and she's
coming your way at 2 m.p.h.
<http://www.bluehairtroupe.com/>
<http://www.bluehairactionwear.com/>
Clarification on "raven". The adjective "raven-haired" is applied to any black haired
person, usually a woman, while the noun "A raven" is applied only to goth and
punk females with black hair.
--gary
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