long-haired

noun

Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.

a person, often gifted, who is very interested in or devoted to the arts, especially a performer, composer, or lover of classical music.

a person having long, hair, especially a hippie.

a cat having long fur.

adjective Also, long·haired.

having long, hair: a longhair cat.

of or characteristic of longhairs or their tastes.

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Origin:
1915–20; long¹ + hair

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Word Origin & History

longhair

1920, "intellectual," especially in musical tastes, "devotee of classical music;" from long (adj.) + hair. Sense of "hippie" took over 1969.

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Slang Dictionary

longhair definition

n.
a highbrow with long hair; especially a musician. : There were a few longhairs at the bar, but none of the regulars.
mod.
highbrow; [of music] classical. : Longhair stuff like symphonies and art galleries bores me to tears.
n.
a hippy; a long-haired youth of the 1960s. (Usually derogatory.) : There are fewer longhairs around here than there were in the sixties.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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