Meaning & use
peroxide blond
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Meanings
adjectivebefore a nouninformal
Describing hair that has been bleached to a very pale, bright yellow-white color, often looking artificial.
Grammar: Usually before a noun: peroxide blond hair.
Patterns
- peroxide blond hair
He turned up to the party with peroxide blond hair and a leather jacket.
The singer's peroxide blond crop became her trademark.
Her peroxide blond curls looked stark against her dark eyebrows.
nouncountableinformaldisapproving
A person, usually a woman, with hair bleached that way, sometimes used to suggest a showy image.
Grammar: Can sound dismissive when used about a woman, so be careful.
Patterns
- a peroxide blond
The film starred a glamorous peroxide blond from the 1950s.
In the old movie, the detective follows a peroxide blond across town.
Common combinations
- peroxide blond hair
- She dyed her hair peroxide blond.
- bleach hair peroxide blond
- The stylist bleached his hair peroxide blond.
- a peroxide blond crop
- He sported a peroxide blond crop.
- peroxide blond bob
- The actress wore a peroxide blond bob.
Synonyms and how they differ
- platinum blond
- Platinum blond sounds more glamorous, while peroxide blond often hints at harsh bleaching.
- bleached
- Bleached describes the process and can apply to any hair color change, not only blond.
- bottle blond
- Bottle blond is similar but more openly critical, suggesting the color is obviously from a bottle.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: peroxide blond or blonde?
peroxide blond vs blonde
Blonde is the feminine spelling in British usage and blond is masculine or general, though many writers use one spelling for all.
Practice
Which phrase best describes very bright, artificially bleached hair?
Choose one answer.
Peroxide blond refers to hair bleached very light. The other colors are not made by bleaching and do not fit.
Make it your own
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