longhairn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈlɒŋhɛː/, U.S.

/ˈlɔŋˌhɛ(ə)r/,

/ˈlɑŋˌhɛ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, hair n.

Etymology: < long adj.¹ + hair n. Compare earlier long-haired adj.

A. n.

1. A (breed of) domestic cat with long fur.In quot. 1889 denoting rabbits, but referring to cats by implication.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > miscellaneous breeds of

blue cat1771

chartreuse1838

Maltese1857

Maltese cat1857

Abyssinian1871

Abyssinian cat1871

Russian Blue1872

Malay cat1881

chinchilla1889

longhair1889

Russian longhair1889

Maine cat1900

short-hair1903

British Shorthair1923

British Blue1929

Burmese cat1939

rex1958

rag doll1970

Maine Coon1971

1889 H. Weir Our Cats 32 I have known this with rabbits, who, after breeding short-haired varieties for some time, suddenly reverted to a litter of ‘long hairs’; but have not carried out the experiment with cats.

1893 J. Jennings Domest. or Fancy Cats ii. 6 The several varieties which range under Long-hair embrace Persian, Angora, Chinese, Indian, French, and Russian.

1958 Listener 28 Aug. 298/2 Pedigree cats are divided into two categories: long-hairs and short-hairs.

2010 Guardian 20 Mar. (Guide to Pets) 23/3 Although the first laPerm was a shorthair, the longhair is now more common.

2. slang (originally U.S.) Frequently derogatory. A person of a type regarded as characteristically having long hair.

a. An intellectual, aesthete, or artist; spec. a performer or aficionado of classical (as opposed to popular) music. Cf. long-haired adj. 2b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > intellectual superiority > [noun] > intellectual person

illuminate1602

intellectualist1605

intelligence1648

intellectual1652

aerialist1778

intellect1842

intellectuality1863

cerebralist1890

highbrow1898

longhair1920

egghead1952

boffin1954

boff1984

society > leisure > the arts > music > music appreciation > music lover > [noun] > of classical music

longhair1920

1920 S. Lewis Main St. xxiii. 281 I'm surprised to find you talking like a New York Russian Jew, or one of these long-hairs!

1936 Amer. Mercury 38 p. x/2 Long hair, a symphony man.

1938 Manch. Guardian Weekly 2 Sept. 188/4 Very few [swing players] are ‘long hairs’ (people who like classical music).

1950 R. P. Blesh & H. Janis They all played Ragtime (1958) x. 208 Victor has withheld the records..because of fear of insulting the long-hairs.

1957 O. Nash You can't get there from Here 84 So what do you want on yours—a lot of pinko longhairs, or red-blooded athletes and drum majorettes?

1965 L. Haylen Big Red 187 Look what the long hairs have done to the monetary system.

2013 Richmond (Va.) Times Disp. (Nexis) 3 Sept. a6 As they listen intently to the music, longhairs embrace ‘Fall’ and, especially, ‘Winter’.

b. A person associated with the counterculture of the 1960s and similar movements; a hippie, a beatnik. Cf. long-haired adj. 2c.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [noun] > specific fashions > follower of specific fashion

moon child1923

bodgie1949

Ted1956

teddy1956

neatnik1959

mod1960

rocker1963

longhair1964

yé-yé1964

sharpie1965

hippie1966

punk1976

neo-hippie1980

New Romantic1980

1964 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 12 Feb. 8/1 America can no longer produce a sufficient supply of hip-swinging, guitar-strumming, monotone long-hairs.

1967 W. Murray Sweet Ride 65 Hordes of tightly-trousered longhairs, the girls in bell-bottom hip-huggers.

1972 Last Whole Earth Catal. (Portola Inst.) 215/1 Long-hairs are doing new stuff with their bodies and nervous systems that occasionally needs medical attention or perspective.

1993 J. Green It: Sex since Sixties 73 It was all those supposedly rutting longhairs that attracted attention.

2009 E. Almond Surfing i. 39/1 The sport attracted sandal-wearing longhairs who munched granola and smoked pot.

B. adj.

1. attributive. Of a (breed of) domestic cat: having long fur. Cf. long-haired adj. 4.

ΚΠ

1893 Bazaar, Exchange & Mart 12 Apr. 642/2 You ask whether a long-hair cat, whose mother is short hair, should be entered at a show as ‘English or Foreign’.

1935 E. B. Simmons Cats xxviii. 143 The long-hair standard demands a body that is low on the legs.

2010 Your Cat Feb. 48/2 (advt.) How to groom your longhair cat.

2. slang (originally U.S.). Designating classical music, or other music considered sophisticated or refined, as opposed to popular music; of, relating to, or characteristic of such music.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > [adjective] > classical or serious

classical1829

legit1908

legitimate1913

straight1926

longhair1938

serious1960

1938 Motion Picture Herald Mar. 55/1 Xavier Cugat and Orchestra—These boys play that long-hair music but it is good.

1941 Business Week 7 June 41/2 It paved the way for selling its half-dozen concert bureaus, controlling the cream of long-hair musicians, back to the managers.

1960 Music Educators Jrnl. 46 42/2 Begin with the ‘pop’ variety and gradually include the ‘long hair’ concerts.

1962 Harper's Mag. Oct. 145/1 Carol was in the living-room and had the hi-fi going with something very longhair, which I did not expect as she is an Elvis Presley fan.

1967 Listener 16 Feb. 236/3 He planned to become a ‘long hair’ musician... He wanted to be a composer of symphonies.

2006 U.S. Fed News (Nexis) 31 Jan. Their..desire to bring Bach and other ‘long-hair’ music to a new generation of listeners.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	longhair
释义	longhairn.adj. Brit. /ˈlɒŋhɛː/, U.S. /ˈlɔŋˌhɛ(ə)r/, /ˈlɑŋˌhɛ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, hair n. Etymology: < long adj.¹ + hair n. Compare earlier long-haired adj. A. n. 1. A (breed of) domestic cat with long fur.In quot. 1889 denoting rabbits, but referring to cats by implication. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > miscellaneous breeds of blue cat1771 chartreuse1838 Maltese1857 Maltese cat1857 Abyssinian1871 Abyssinian cat1871 Russian Blue1872 Malay cat1881 chinchilla1889 longhair1889 Russian longhair1889 Maine cat1900 short-hair1903 British Shorthair1923 British Blue1929 Burmese cat1939 rex1958 rag doll1970 Maine Coon1971 1889 H. Weir Our Cats 32 I have known this with rabbits, who, after breeding short-haired varieties for some time, suddenly reverted to a litter of ‘long hairs’; but have not carried out the experiment with cats. 1893 J. Jennings Domest. or Fancy Cats ii. 6 The several varieties which range under Long-hair embrace Persian, Angora, Chinese, Indian, French, and Russian. 1958 Listener 28 Aug. 298/2 Pedigree cats are divided into two categories: long-hairs and short-hairs. 2010 Guardian 20 Mar. (Guide to Pets) 23/3 Although the first laPerm was a shorthair, the longhair is now more common. 2. slang (originally U.S.) Frequently derogatory. A person of a type regarded as characteristically having long hair. a. An intellectual, aesthete, or artist; spec. a performer or aficionado of classical (as opposed to popular) music. Cf. long-haired adj. 2b. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > intellectual superiority > [noun] > intellectual person illuminate1602 intellectualist1605 intelligence1648 intellectual1652 aerialist1778 intellect1842 intellectuality1863 cerebralist1890 highbrow1898 longhair1920 egghead1952 boffin1954 boff1984 society > leisure > the arts > music > music appreciation > music lover > [noun] > of classical music longhair1920 1920 S. Lewis Main St. xxiii. 281 I'm surprised to find you talking like a New York Russian Jew, or one of these long-hairs! 1936 Amer. Mercury 38 p. x/2 Long hair, a symphony man. 1938 Manch. Guardian Weekly 2 Sept. 188/4 Very few [swing players] are ‘long hairs’ (people who like classical music). 1950 R. P. Blesh & H. Janis They all played Ragtime (1958) x. 208 Victor has withheld the records..because of fear of insulting the long-hairs. 1957 O. Nash You can't get there from Here 84 So what do you want on yours—a lot of pinko longhairs, or red-blooded athletes and drum majorettes? 1965 L. Haylen Big Red 187 Look what the long hairs have done to the monetary system. 2013 Richmond (Va.) Times Disp. (Nexis) 3 Sept. a6 As they listen intently to the music, longhairs embrace ‘Fall’ and, especially, ‘Winter’. b. A person associated with the counterculture of the 1960s and similar movements; a hippie, a beatnik. Cf. long-haired adj. 2c. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [noun] > specific fashions > follower of specific fashion moon child1923 bodgie1949 Ted1956 teddy1956 neatnik1959 mod1960 rocker1963 longhair1964 yé-yé1964 sharpie1965 hippie1966 punk1976 neo-hippie1980 New Romantic1980 1964 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 12 Feb. 8/1 America can no longer produce a sufficient supply of hip-swinging, guitar-strumming, monotone long-hairs. 1967 W. Murray Sweet Ride 65 Hordes of tightly-trousered longhairs, the girls in bell-bottom hip-huggers. 1972 Last Whole Earth Catal. (Portola Inst.) 215/1 Long-hairs are doing new stuff with their bodies and nervous systems that occasionally needs medical attention or perspective. 1993 J. Green It: Sex since Sixties 73 It was all those supposedly rutting longhairs that attracted attention. 2009 E. Almond Surfing i. 39/1 The sport attracted sandal-wearing longhairs who munched granola and smoked pot. B. adj. 1. attributive. Of a (breed of) domestic cat: having long fur. Cf. long-haired adj. 4. ΚΠ 1893 Bazaar, Exchange & Mart 12 Apr. 642/2 You ask whether a long-hair cat, whose mother is short hair, should be entered at a show as ‘English or Foreign’. 1935 E. B. Simmons Cats xxviii. 143 The long-hair standard demands a body that is low on the legs. 2010 Your Cat Feb. 48/2 (advt.) How to groom your longhair cat. 2. slang (originally U.S.). Designating classical music, or other music considered sophisticated or refined, as opposed to popular music; of, relating to, or characteristic of such music. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > [adjective] > classical or serious classical1829 legit1908 legitimate1913 straight1926 longhair1938 serious1960 1938 Motion Picture Herald Mar. 55/1 Xavier Cugat and Orchestra—These boys play that long-hair music but it is good. 1941 Business Week 7 June 41/2 It paved the way for selling its half-dozen concert bureaus, controlling the cream of long-hair musicians, back to the managers. 1960 Music Educators Jrnl. 46 42/2 Begin with the ‘pop’ variety and gradually include the ‘long hair’ concerts. 1962 Harper's Mag. Oct. 145/1 Carol was in the living-room and had the hi-fi going with something very longhair, which I did not expect as she is an Elvis Presley fan. 1967 Listener 16 Feb. 236/3 He planned to become a ‘long hair’ musician... He wanted to be a composer of symphonies. 2006 U.S. Fed News (Nexis) 31 Jan. Their..desire to bring Bach and other ‘long-hair’ music to a new generation of listeners. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1889
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