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Bad hair dayMeaningA day on which one's hair seems unmanagable. Also extended to mean a day when everything seems to go wrong. Origin
The phrase was already known by that date but not very widely used. In July 1988 the Press Democrat, a Santa Rosa, California newspaper printed:
Whether that's where the term was coined isn't certain, although it is a strong contender. There are many hearsay reports that it is much earlier, but no hard evidence has emerged to support them. See other phrases that were coined in the USA. Phrasefinder is also on
Tudor Phrases and Sayings - a book on the meanings and origins of the phrases and sayings that Shakespeare and Henry VIII used that we use still use every day. |
This
first came into prominence in the language following its use in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire
Slayer.
