Hollywood Hair Edit Meaning

1.

a. straight, straightened, or slightly wavy hair that has not been washed in two or more days, somewhat combed or 'arranged', often stringy, spiky or clumpy, but never matted or harboring debris or aroma. (Not to be confused with neatly-arranged, braided, platted or otherwise well-arranged hair which has not been washed in several days or longer.)

b. straight, straightened, or slightly wavy hair that has been gelled or moussed with productso that it looks like it has not been washed in several days.

c. complimentary: a lame but adorable excuse your girlfriend uses for not washing her hair for several days.

d. pejorative: a description for a third party (not present) not washing his or her hair for several days.

e. similar to bed head but socially acceptable through popularity, fame, price of productor sheer gonads.

Derivation: The origins of hollywood hair begins with the TV show "Friends" whose entire cast never went a day without hollywood hair. Ever.

Jill: Jan, what's with your hair?

Jan: "It's not bed head. It's hollywood hair."

Joe: "Dude, what's with the hair?"

Bill: "Stroke off, man. I'm late for class." (Shoves baseball cap over hair. Leaves. Doesn't say anything about hollywood hair.)

See bed head, bedhead, bad hair day, hat hair, helmet hair, zhoozh, zhuzh