Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bloo rins]
- /blu rɪns/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bloo rins]
- /blu rɪns/
Definition of blue-rinse word
- adjective blue-rinse of, for, or composed mostly of elderly women: the blue-rinse matinee audience. 1
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Origin of blue-rinse
First appearance:
before 1975 One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1975-80; so called from the bluish tinge produced by certain rinses used on gray hair
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Blue-rinse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blue-rinse popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
See also
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