Meanings
plural can I speak to the manager haircuts
- derogatoryslangA hairstyle associated with entitled middle-aged white women, typically a layered, asymmetrical bob with blond highlights.
In the first ten seconds of an educational video, Pam, with her double-denim and 'can I speak to the manager' haircut, says ominously: […]
2017, Erin Christie, "Nobody Told Me", Grapeshot (Macquarrie University), Volume 9, Issue 7 (2017), page 292 more examples
But after a banshee of a woman with a 'can I speak to your manager' haircut howled at us (apparently this was "singing", though we're still yet to confirm it) for an hour we decided it was best to seek the comforts of the motel, its panoramic views of the roundabout and reruns of Midsomer Murders.
2016, Lachlan Sharp, "Lake Placid", The Reef (Beaumaris Yacht Club), Volume 7, Issue 2, Summer/Autumn 2016, page 16A middle-aged boomer with a can-I-speak-to-the-manager haircut who has lots of opinions about lots of things but none of them feel all that well thought out.
2020, Portia MacIntosh, Stuck On You, unnumbered pageSynonyms: I want to speak to the manager haircut, Karen haircut
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hairstyle associated with entitled middle-aged white women, typically a layered, asymmetrical bob with blond highlights.
Origin
From a meme in 2014 pairing a photo of a white woman with an asymmetrical blond bob with the text "The 'Can I Speak To A Manager' Haircut".
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