"bad hair day" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Said to have been coined by British trichologist Philip Kingsley (1930–2016).",
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          "ref": "2002 March 23, Michelle and Robert Lamoreaux, “The Black Widows”, in Totally Spies!, season 1, episode 16, spoken by Samantha “Sam” (Jennifer Hale), Marathon Media, via Teletoon",
          "text": "Okay, girls, here's the plan. I'll call Jerry and tell him we need to get to Tahiti A.S.A.P. Clover, you free the Bees and restore their memories. Alex, you figure out how to put an end to this very, very, very bad hair day.",
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        "A day when one's hair seems unmanageable."
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        "(literally) A day when one's hair seems unmanageable."
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          "word": "uncombable hair syndrome"
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          "sense": "bad hair",
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          "text": "Okay, girls, here’s the plan. I’ll call Jerry and tell him we need to get to Tahiti A.S.A.P. Clover, you free the Bees and restore their memories. Alex, you figure out how to end this very, very, very bad hair day.",
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        "A day when things seem to be unmanageable or go wrong."
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        "(idiomatic, by extension) A day when things seem to be unmanageable or go wrong."
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          "text": "Okay, girls, here's the plan. I'll call Jerry and tell him we need to get to Tahiti A.S.A.P. Clover, you free the Bees and restore their memories. Alex, you figure out how to put an end to this very, very, very bad hair day.",
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          "text": "Okay, girls, here’s the plan. I’ll call Jerry and tell him we need to get to Tahiti A.S.A.P. Clover, you free the Bees and restore their memories. Alex, you figure out how to end this very, very, very bad hair day.",
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