bluehair

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bluehair

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From blue + hair. The "elderly person" sense, first documented in the 1980s, refers to the blue rinse once used by older women to conceal grey hair. The second sense emerged from the stereotypical association of dyed blue hair with social-justice activists.

noun bluehairs · blue hair · blue-hair

countable, derogatory, humorous, slang, uncountable An elderly person, especially a woman or one viewed as senile, old-fashioned, or out of touch. I have memories from a young age in which my father is yelling about "blue hairs" and their inability to drive. And everyone remembers that scene in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" in which the old lady cannot see over the steering wheel and is swerving down the road.
Similar: fogey, fossil, fuddy-duddy, geezer, old-timer
countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable A young or naive supporter of social-justice causes. Trump is demolishing America's institutions - including the media FAKE, FAKE, FAKE - and this chucklehead is worried about offending a bluehair.
Similar: social justice warrior, wokester

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@misc{bluehair_2026,
  title = {bluehair},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bluehair},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}