blue hair

blue hair

An old or elderly woman. The phrase refers to the fact that such women's hair is sometimes a bluish color. I'm always surrounded by blue hairs at the podiatrist's office—I'm the youngest one there by about 50 years.
See also: blue, hair
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bluehair

n. an old lady, especially one whose hair is tinted blue. The cruise was nice but sort of dull because of all the bluehairs aboard.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • bluehair
  • short hairs
  • a woman's work is never done
  • get (one) by the short and curlies
  • get someone by the short and curlies
  • average Jane
  • fish flakes
  • carry a Chinaman on (one's) back
  • have a Chinaman at (one's) neck
  • have a Chinaman on (one's) back
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