bad hair day
nounDefinition of bad hair day
informal
: a day when one's hair is unattractive and unmanageable
You think you've had a bad hair day? One U.S. woman has hair problems that go way beyond such ordinary complaints as split ends. — Science News
also
: a bad day : a day with many problems, annoyances, etc.
Way back when Moses had that bad hair day on the mountain and broke the commandment tablets, I'm thinking when he put them all back together there was an 11th one missing. — Dwain Walden
Examples of bad hair day in a Sentence
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Sounds like us New Englanders have more than a few bad hair days in our future. — Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, "The Farmers' Almanac Predicts Summer 2019 Will Be Muggy, Stormy, and 'Scorching'," 30 Apr. 2019 Dior also had a distinct retro-futurist vibe above the neck, presenting a throw-it-on-and-go solution for a bad hair day with ultra-sleek glitter caps affixed with fishnet veils. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "7 Couture Beauty Looks That Defined the Paris Runways," 24 Jan. 2019 If summer heat, sweat, and humidity make nearly every day feel like a bad hair day, welcome to the club. — Talia Abbas, SELF, "17 New Summer Hair-Care Products," 16 Aug. 2018 Kendall Jenner might have just defined summer styling and solved all your bad hair day woes with one outfit. — Avery Matera, Teen Vogue, "Kendall Jenner Wears a Baseball Cap and Silk Dress to Pick Up Unreleased Yeezy Boosts," 12 June 2018 Pets never ask to review the photos or ask for a reshoot because of a bad hair day or their makeup was bad. — Cassie Armstrong, OrlandoSentinel.com, "All American Pet Photo Day: The picture pros share their tips," 11 July 2018 Add the Wrap-Up into your routine, and wrap up bad hair days once and for all! — Melanie Yates, Woman's Day, "Get Three Chic Hairstyles with One Easy Tool," 28 Jan. 2015 For Fleetwood Mac’s frontwoman, there was no such thing as a bad hair day. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "Why Stevie Nicks Is the Ultimate Festival Hair Muse," 9 June 2018 Sometimes being desperate to cover a bad hair day with a hat isn't always the answer! — Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Style Q&A: Alexandra Richards," 14 Jan. 2015These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bad hair day.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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