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[back-formation from hairy] The complications that make something hairy.
"Decoding TECO commands requires a certain amount of hair." Often seen in the
phrase "infinite hair", which connotes extreme complexity. Also in "hairiferous"
(tending to promote hair growth): "GNUMACS elisp encourages lusers to write
complex editing modes." "Yeah, it's pretty hairiferous all right." (Or just:
"Hair squared!")
Nearby terms:
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hairy » hairy ball » HAKMEM
