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/blooh"rins'/, adj.of, for, or composed mostly of elderly women: the blue-rinse matinee audience.[1975-80; so called from the bluish tinge produced by certain rinses used on gray hair]
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blue-rinse — blue′ rinse or blue′ rinsed adj. sbz of, for, or composed mostly of elderly women: the blue rinse matinee audience[/ex] • Etymology: 1975–80; so called from the bluish tinge produced by certain rinses used on gray hair … From formal English to slang
blue rinse — noun (hairdressing) A bluish colouring for white or grey hair • • • Main Entry: ↑blue … Useful english dictionary
Blue rinse — A blue rinse is a dilute hair dye used to reduce the yellowed (or translucent, showing scalp colour) appearance of greying hair on older women. The ability to see blue decreases with age, so an older woman perceives her uncolored hair to have a… … Wikipedia
blue-rinse — /blooh rins /, adj. of, for, or composed mostly of elderly women: the blue rinse matinee audience. [1975 80; so called from the bluish tinge produced by certain rinses used on gray hair] * * * blue rinseˈ or blue rinsedˈ adjective Applied, usu… … Useful english dictionary
blue-rinse — adjective BrE blue rinse brigade humorous used to describe older women with traditional right wing values see also: rinse 2 (2) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
blue-rinse — /ˈblu rɪns / (say blooh rins) adjective (derogatory) of or relating to well off, middle aged women of conservative and trivial outlook: the blue rinse set …
Blue rinse brigade — The Blue rinse brigade is a somewhat pejorative term used, particularly in the United Kingdom, to describe elderly middle class ladies usually of a conservative socio political persuasion. This group is usually characterised as forming the… … Wikipedia
blue rinse — noun a preparation used as a rinse on grey or white hair to give it a temporary blue tint … English new terms dictionary
blue rinse — noun A diluted blue hair dye used to reduce the yellowed or translucent appearance of greying hair on older women (because the ability to see the colour blue decreases with age) … Wiktionary
blue-rinse — UK / US adjective [only before noun] British humorous used about a particular type of older woman when you want to emphasize her traditional conservative values • Etymology: From the fact that some older women dye their hair blue … English dictionary
