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As of this writing, much of the world is forced to stay at home, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With no easy access to barbershops and hairstylists, many of us are contemplating cutting our own hair. If this describes you, you might take some time to learn the Japanese word age-otori (ไธŠใ’ๅŠฃใ‚Š). It refers to the condition of looking worse than you did before you got a haircut.


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4 responses to “A Word for Self-Inflicted Haircuts”

  1. I have no intention of having to learn this new word… ๐Ÿ™‚

    1. I’m afraid I might have to. I told my wife that if I don’t get my hair cut soon, I’m in danger of being mistaken for a teen idol in a boy band. She said, “Um… no you aren’t.” I’m sure that was in reference to the length of my hair and not that I’m showing my age.

      1. maybe iyour voice isn’t high-pitched enough…

  2. A clear case of the solution being worse than the problem.

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