hair today, gone tomorrow

English

Etymology

A pun on here today, gone tomorrow.

Proverb

hair today, gone tomorrow

1. Hair is only temporary, so it is not a big deal for it to be cut.
   • 1934, Louis F. Musco, “Prophecies of the Class of '34”, in The 1934 Sub Turri, Chestnut Hill, M.A.: Boston College, page 518:

     JOHN DONNELLY—brilliant advertiser for Noonan's Hair Restorer, says it makes you look "Neet" and causes your hair to "come out" fine. But he forgets the old saying, "Hair today, gone tomorrow."

   • 2017, Alan McMonagle, Ithaca, London: Picador, →ISBN, page 283:

     Snip, snip, snip, I went, and watched it tumble to the floor. Snip, snip, snip. Cut, cut, cut. Bye, bye. Slán leat. And as they say in France, au revoir. Hair today, gone tomorrow. That's the way things were these days.