hairy
adj.
covered with hair; resembling hair; nerve-wracking, scary, frightening, dangerous (Slang)
Hair
For the 1968 stage production, see , for the 1979 film, see . Hair is a filamentous outgrowth of protein, found only on
mammals. It projects from the
epidermis, though it grows from
hair follicles deep in the
dermis. Although many other organisms, especially insects, show filamentous outgrowths, these are not considered "hair". So-called "hairs" (
trichomes) are also found on
plants. The projections on
arthropods, such as
insects and
spiders are actually insect
bristles. The hair of non-
human mammal
species is commonly referred to as
fur. There are varieties of
cats,
dogs, and
mice bred to have little or no visible fur. In some species, hair is absent at certain stages of life.
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Hair (musical)
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, is a
rock musical with a book and lyrics by
James Rado and
Gerome Ragni, and music by
Galt MacDermot. The musical was a product of the
hippy counter-culture and
sexual revolution of the
1960s, and several of its songs became anthems of the anti-
Vietnam War peace movement. At the time, the musical's depiction of the use of illegal drugs, sexuality, profanity, its irreverence for the American flag, and its nude scene caused much comment and controversy. The musical broke new ground in
musical theatre by defining the genre of the "rock musical", utilizing a racially-integrated cast, and by inviting the audience onstage for a
"Be-in" finale.
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hairy
Adjective
1. having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"
(synonym) hirsute
(antonym) hairless
(similar) comate, comose, comal
2. hazardous and frightening; "hairy moments in the mountains"
(similar) alarming
Hairy
(a.)
Bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling hair; rough with hair; rough with hair; rough with hair; hirsute.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
hairy
1. Annoyingly complicated. "
DWIM is incredibly hairy."
2. Incomprehensible. "
DWIM is incredibly hairy."
3. Of people, high-powered, authoritative, rare, expert, and/or incomprehensible. Hard to explain except in context: "He knows this hairy lawyer who says there's nothing to worry about." See also
hirsute.
The adjective "long-haired" is well-attested to have been in slang use among scientists and engineers during the early 1950s; it was equivalent to modern "hairy" and was very likely ancestral to the hackish use. In fact the noun "long-hair" was at the time used to describe a hairy person. Both senses probably passed out of use when long hair was adopted as a signature trait by the 1960s counterculture, leaving hackish "hairy" as a sort of stunted mutant relic.
4. <
topology>
hairy ball.
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