longhair

See also: long hair

English

Etymology

From long +‎ hair.

Noun

longhair (plural longhairs)

1. A person with hair longer than the norm, especially someone viewed as bohemian, non-conventional or a hippie.

   dismissed as just another band of longhairs at the height of longhair bands

2. A person with a deep interest in the classical arts, especially music.
3. A person considered to have excessively refined taste for the arts.
4. A cat with hair longer than the norm.

   Antonym: shorthair

Derived terms

• American longhair
• Asian Semi-longhair
• Russian longhair

 

Related terms

• long-haired
• shorthaired

 

Translations

Translations

• Greek: μακρυμάλλης (el) m (makrymállis)

See also

• haircut band

 

Adjective

longhair (not comparable)

1. (derogatory, music) Concerning or characteristic of classical music.

   I would rather see a musical, but my wife, who loves longhair music, is dragging me to the symphony again.

Translations

Translations

• Greek: μακρυμάλλικος m (makrymállikos)

See also

• highbrow