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get grey hair from

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
get -grey hair from
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To acquire great frustration, confusion, or anxiousness from (something or someone).

Etymology

See give someone grey hair.

Inflected Forms

gets grey hair from (present, singular) getting grey hair from (participle, present) got grey hair from (past) got grey hair from (UK, participle) gotten grey hair from (US, participle) get gray hair from (alternative)

Questions

What does get grey hair from mean?
To acquire great frustration, confusion, or anxiousness from (something or someone).
Where does get grey hair from come from?
See give someone grey hair.

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