noun · countable / uncountable

bluehair

bluehair · bluehairs

An elderly person, especially a woman or one viewed as senile, old-fashioned, or out…An elderly person, especially a woman or one viewed as senile, old-fashioned, or out of touch.

Meaning

2 senses

(countable, derogatory, humorous, slang, uncountable)An elderly person, especially a woman or one viewed as senile, old-fashioned, or out of touch.
(countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable)A young or naive supporter of social-justice causes.

Origin

From blue + hair. The "elderly person" sense, first documented in the 1980s, refers to the

From blue + hair. The "elderly person" sense, first documented in the 1980s, refers to the blue rinse once used by older women to conceal grey hair. The second sense emerged from the stereotypical association of dyed blue hair with social-justice activists.

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