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blue-rinse

blue-rinse
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bloo rins]
    • /blu rɪns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

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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.

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