Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have one's ears lowered

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: have one's ears low-ered
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To get a haircut.

Dated; Humorous

Example Sentences

"When you need a haircut, you go to a barber, so here I am at Tommy's Bronxville's tonsorial prepared to get clipped. Or, as we said as kids, have my ears lowered."

Etymology

Hair cuts change the relative position of the end of a person's hair and the person's ears and the term is based on the humorous supposition that the same effect could have been achieved by moving the ears lower down the person's face.

Usage

Inflected Forms

has one's ears lowered (present, singular) having one's ears lowered (participle, present) had one's ears lowered (participle, past) had one's ears lowered (past)

Questions

What does have one's ears lowered mean?: To get a haircut.
Where does have one's ears lowered come from?: Hair cuts change the relative position of the end of a person's hair and the person's ears and the term is based on the humorous supposition that the same effect could have been achieved by moving the ears lower down the person's face.

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