Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recession hair

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: re-ces-sion hair
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A trend or phenomenon in which women stop paying for expensive hair treatments to save money during an economic recession.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

""Yes, we're seeing 'recession hair,'" said Janine McIntyre, owner of Hair Attractions, a family salon in Monroe, Conn. "Our clients are just giving up coloring, they have gone natural and are coming in with their roots. They are really letting their hair grow long and just trimming the edges.""
"If you ask your stylist for recession hair, there is no guarantee that person will know what you mean. Instead, the stylists we spoke to suggested asking the person doing your color for specific techniques that will allow you to visit the salon less frequently."

Etymology

Popularized in 2008 during the Great Recession.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does recession hair mean?: A trend or phenomenon in which women stop paying for expensive hair treatments to save money during an economic recession.
Where does recession hair come from?: Popularized in 2008 during the Great Recession.

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