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Cristina boscaglia Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

"very handbags and blue rinse"

Hi everyone,

I have read the following expression in last week-end's newspapers:
"the buffet was very handbags and blue rinse".
could anyone please help and explain its meaning ?

Many thanks.

Cristina
  

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Hello, Cristina, welcome to the English Forums! I can't help you with "handbags", apart from the fact that most people at the buffet were carrying handbags, thus were women, but I don't know what it implies. As to the "blue rinse", well many elderly women have their hair dyed that colour (blueish white), so I guess it means the people at the buffet were not very young and belonged to the coquettish aging women!

— Pieanne

  • Hello, Cristina, welcome to the English Forums!
  • I can't help you with "handbags", apart from the fact that most people at the buffet were carrying handbags, thus were women, but I don't know what it implies.
  • As to the "blue rinse", well many elderly women have their hair dyed that colour (blueish white), so I guess it means the people at the buffet were not very young and belonged to the coquettish aging women!
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Hello, Cristina, welcome to the English Forums!

I can't help you with "handbags", apart from the fact that most people at the buffet were carrying handbags, thus were women, but I don't know what it implies.
As to the "blue rinse", well many elderly women have their hair dyed that colour (blueish white), so I guess it means the people at the buffet were not very young and belonged
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I think it may also reffer to a certain air of conservatism amongst the attendees, as well as their age. Think Margaret Thatcher - except she dyed her hair blonde.
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