longhair

longhair

slang An extremely liberal, unconventional person who challenges or rejects societal norms; a hippie. Chiefly used in a derogatory manner. I didn't get shot in Afghanistan just to see my daughter marry some liberal longhair when I got back!
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

longhair

1. n. a highbrow with long hair; especially a musician. There were a few longhairs at the bar, but none of the regulars.
2. mod. highbrow; [of music] classical. Longhair stuff like symphonies and art galleries bores me to tears.
3. n. a hippy; a long-haired youth of the 1960s. (Usually derogatory.) There are fewer longhairs around here than there were in the sixties.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • saltine
  • bulldagger
  • bull-dagger
  • bulldiker
  • bulldyker
  • a big girl's blouse
  • ambulance
  • ambulance chaser
  • an ambulance chaser
  • chaser
References in periodicals archive
In Shanghai traffic Professor Longhair refuses to stop; a wizard magician with manifold tricks, he roars into doomed exit lanes for Machiavellian seconds, briefly lords over valuable real estate like a colonial concession, sheers back to main lanes when his real estate loses worth.
Professor Longhair Parries Death in Shanghai
Born in Sangamon County, Illinois, and raised in Iowa, Timothy Isaiah Courtright (a.k.a Longhair Jim or Big Jim) learned to shoot as a boy on the family farm, and he was said to have practiced his shooting religiously.
Longhair Jim
When friends of ours were listening to Status Quo, Pink Floyd and Thin Lizzy we were listening to Thelonious Monk, Doctor John and Professor Longhair. We had an amazing and eclectic musical upbringing.
Cardiff's 'godfather of jazz' dies aged 85
Nyanko Planet's peach scented tofu litter is customized for longhair cats.
Nyanko Planet Launches the New Trend Cat Litter
I might have been a longhair with spray paint when I got arrested, but the arresting officers also marked me as a white University of Michigan student.
The Importance of Dumb Mistakes in College
Radiokvm and Tabbal's set capped an evening of duet performances at Metro al-Madina that ran the gamut from "longhair" to electronica.
Like mosquitos about a microphone
Written from the point of view of Buzzy, a longhair white Briard dog from France, "Buzzy and Thomas Move into the President's House" is an award winning text at reading level ages 4-8, K- 3rd grade.
Buzzy and Thomas Move Into the President's House
"Once we get our imported Longhair pups, we have their DNA checked for any genetic factors that may lead to defects in physical health.
The longhaired Weimaraner: a different sort of gun dog
Doha residents, Gayle Soriano and Carla Lacson had never owned pets back home in the Philippines but yesterday they found themselves strolling from one pet store to another at Souq Waqif looking for a scratching post for a grey longhair they have both adopted a couple of months back.
Souq Waqif pet shops a big draw for young and old
This final album, recorded with producer Joe Henry, is a fitting testimony to Allen's ineffable touch on the piano, weaving an alluring tapestry from the compositions of Professor Longhair, Fats Waller and more.
Album releases; Music; STAND OUT ALBUM
It describes the careers and music of R&B artists, such as Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, Huey oPianoo Smith, Allen Toussaint, Wardell Quezergue, and Dr.
Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans, 3rd Edition
MUSIC Blues and Boogie Tipitina, right, deliver their own unique take on the blues, barrelhouse, boogie and Gospel of New Orleans, in the footsteps of Professor Longhair, Dr John, James Booker, Fats Domino and Allen Toussaint.
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John and Professor Longhair along with less well known Mardi Gras music.
Weekend of great music and star-spangled banter; The 10th annual SummerTyne Americana Festival brought big crowds to Sage Gateshead. MARTIN ELLIS joined the throng inside and outside the main halls