bad hair day
noun
informal
: a day when one's hair is unattractive and unmanageable
You think you've had a bad hair day? One U.S. woman has hair problems that go way beyond such ordinary complaints as split ends.—
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: a bad day : a day with many problems, annoyances, etc.
Way back when Moses had that bad hair day on the mountain and broke the commandment tablets, I'm thinking when he put them all back together there was an 11th one missing. —Dwain Walden
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Then, analysts determined a score for each city and ranked them according to where people have the highest likelihood of a bad hair day.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2024
As a Head Wrap Edward Berthelot/Getty Images Having a bad hair day?
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
Avoid a bad hair day and potential meltdown (quite literally) by packing the Conair Travel Hair Dryer.
—Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
Available in a few bright and neutral colors, get it for the guy who can’t be bothered with a bad hair day.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
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Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2024
As a Head Wrap Edward Berthelot/Getty Images Having a bad hair day?
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
Avoid a bad hair day and potential meltdown (quite literally) by packing the Conair Travel Hair Dryer.
—Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
Available in a few bright and neutral colors, get it for the guy who can’t be bothered with a bad hair day.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for bad hair day
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“Bad hair day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20hair%20day. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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