Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bad hair day

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.91 in modern English

Syllables: bad hair -day
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A day when one's hair seems unmanageable.

noun

A day when things seem to be unmanageable or go wrong.

Example Sentences

"Okay, girls, here's the plan. I'll call Jerry and tell him we need to get to Tahiti A.S.A.P. Clover, you free the Bees and restore their memories. Alex, you figure out how to put an end to this very, very, very bad hair day."
"What's the matter with Fred? Oh, he's just having a bad hair day."
"Okay, girls, here’s the plan. I’ll call Jerry and tell him we need to get to Tahiti A.S.A.P. Clover, you free the Bees and restore their memories. Alex, you figure out how to end this very, very, very bad hair day."

Etymology

Said to have been coined by British trichologist Philip Kingsley (1930–2016).

Inflected Forms

bad hair days (plural)

Phrases

one of those days uncombable hair syndrome

Frequently Paired Words

one of those days uncombable hair syndrome

Synonyms

hairmageddon

Questions

What does bad hair day mean?: A day when one's hair seems unmanageable.
Where does bad hair day come from?: Said to have been coined by British trichologist Philip Kingsley (1930–2016).

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