Citations:can I speak to the manager haircut

English citations of can I speak to the manager haircut and I want to speak to the manager haircut

Noun: "(slang, derogatory) a hairstyle associated with entitled middle-aged white women, typically a layered, asymmetrical bob with blonde highlights"

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• 2016, Lachlan Sharp, "Lake Placid", The Reef (Beaumaris Yacht Club), Volume 7, Issue 2, Summer/Autumn 2016, page 16:

  But after a banshee of a woman with a 'can I speak to your manager' haircut howled at us (apparently this was "singing", though we're still yet to confirm it) for an hour we decided it was best to seek the comforts of the motel, its panoramic views of the roundabout and reruns of Midsomer Murders.

• 2017, Erin Christie, "Nobody Told Me", Grapeshot (Macquarrie University), Volume 9, Issue 7 (2017), page 29:

  In the first ten seconds of an educational video, Pam, with her double-denim and 'can I speak to the manager' haircut, says ominously: […]

• 2017, Miriam Kerins, "Why Enda must maximise Ireland's negotiating hand following Brexit", Roscommon People, 7 April 2017, page 14:

  We're on a knife-edge, and the harder Brexit is made for the Brits (and Angela Merkel with her dour 'er, hello, can I see the manager' haircut has signalled she ain't gonna play nice), then the harder the land border will be for us, leading to far-reaching anxiety and concern around the fragility of the peace process.

• 2017, Cate Hanlon, "Memes, Schemes And Dreams: The Facebook Pages of St Andrews", The Saint (University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland), 30 November 2017, page 16:

  Facebook memes are a double-edged sword: the memes are generally not as fresh as those you would find on Twitter or Tumblr - and Facebook has been seen in the past as a platform for 50-something mothers with the "let me talk to the manager" haircut to post minion memes - but sometimes, people can really appreciate an ironic, stale meme.

• 2018, Mitzi Pennington, "Shopaholics Anonymous", Peach Atlanta, 5 December 2018, page 10:

  My go-to item whenever I go shopping is a concealed, short wig. I'm sure you've heard of the "I need to speak with the manager" haircut. Well, imagine the impact you will have when you enter a store, start arguing with a sales associate over something trivial, make a scene, and just when they feel they've won, you give them the reveal no one saw coming. It works for me every time. I once even made a teenage employee cry and quit on the spot. The power of the wig reveal is unmatched.

• 2019, "I Saw You: Cheers & Jeers", The Inlander, 3 October 2019, page 46:

  To the obnoxious 70s-something blonde lady with the "I want to speak to a manager" haircut at Robert Plant on Sunday evening […]

• 2020, Abigail Drake, The Dragonsong Law Offices, unnumbered page:

  “Karen? You mean the one with the I-want-to-talk-to-the- manager haircut? […]

• 2020, Portia MacIntosh, Stuck On You, unnumbered page:

  A middle-aged boomer with a can-I-speak-to-the-manager haircut who has lots of opinions about lots of things but none of them feel all that well thought out.

• 2020, Brian McClellan, Blood Tally, unnumbered page:

  A middle-aged woman with an ask-to-see-the-manager haircut and dye job entered my field of vision, […]

• 2021, Axl Barnes, Stillborn Gallery, unnumbered page:

  I recognized her short, I-want-to-speak-to-your-manager haircut, and her determined gait.

• 2021, S. A. Crosby, Razorblade Tears, unnumbered page:

  Ike spied a silver BMW in the rearview mirror, driven by a woman with the most severe I-want-to-speak-with-the-manager haircut he'd ever seen.

• 2021, Isaac Fitzsimons, The Passing Playbook, page 59:

  Outside on the pitch, a beaming woman with a clipboard and an I want to talk to your manager haircut tracked him down .

• 2021, David Huebert, Chemical Valley, unnumbered page:

  The toilet flushes and their mother, Janet, appears with a new talk-to-the-manager haircut.