Meanings
plural longhairs
- 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
1 more example
Health Food stores began displaying posters saying things like: “The American Indian, You Know, Walked!” It became a common sight to see longhairs and their chicks striding along purposefully eating maize-on-the-cob.
1975 November 14, John Keasler, “Take a walk”, in The Miami News, Miami, Fla., →OCLC, page 5 C, column 2 - A person with a deep interest in the classical arts, especially music.
- A person considered to have excessively refined taste for the arts.
- A cat with hair longer than the norm.
Antonyms: shorthair
- derogatorynot comparableentertainmentConcerning 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cat with hair longer than the norm.
Origin
Translations
Greek μακρυμάλλης, μακρυμάλλικος
- μακρυμάλλης (makrymállis)Translations
- μακρυμάλλικος (makrymállikos)Translations
Cite this entry
longhair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longhair
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