Meaning of the word "bad hair day" in English

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bad hair day

US /bæd her deɪ/
UK /bæd her deɪ/
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Idiom

1.

a day when one's hair looks unattractive and is difficult to style

Example:
I'm having a real bad hair day, nothing I do makes it look good.
Even supermodels have a bad hair day sometimes.
2.

a day when everything seems to go wrong

Example:
I spilled coffee on my shirt, missed my bus, and then got stuck in traffic. It's definitely a bad hair day.
She called her friend to vent about her bad hair day at work, even though her hair actually looked fine.
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