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hairdon't

noun

Etymology

Blend of hairdo + don't, a play on hairdo.

  1. inherited from *dʰédʰeh₁ti✻
  2. inherited from *dedǭ✻
  3. inherited from dyde
  4. inherited from didde
  5. derived from *dʰeh₁-✻
  6. inherited from *dōną✻
  7. inherited from *dōn✻
  8. inherited from don
  9. inherited from don
  10. suffixed as don't — “do + n't”
  11. compounded as hairdon't — “hairdo + don't”

Definitions

  1. A bad hairdo.

    • "You're gonna mess up my hairdo." "That's a hairdo? Looks more like a hairdon't to me." "Yeah? And what do you think yours looks like?" "Great, as always."
    • "Maybe that's a new hairdo," he gibed, "but I think it's a hairdon't - your hair don't look good."
    • He had a funny moustache and an entertaining combover ('Less a hairdo and more a hairdon't,' according to Dad, who should know) and many soldiers imitated his hilarious walk.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA