longhair

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noun

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”

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Meanings

nounlonghair (plural longhairs)

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

    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
  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.

    Antonyms: shorthair

adjectivelonghair (not comparable)
  1. 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.

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Origin

Translations

Greek μακρυμάλλης, μακρυμάλλικος
  • μακρυμάλλης (makrymállis)Translations
  • μακρυμάλλικος (makrymállikos)Translations
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APA

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MLA

“longhair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longhair. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “longhair,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longhair.

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