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recession hair

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A trend or phenomenon in which women stop paying for expensive hair treatments to save money during an economic recession.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: neologism, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Popularized in 2008 during the Great Recession.