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Perhaps because human evolution entailed losing a large share of our body hair while some fairly scary animals retained theirs, however, the label of "hairy" has long been used as shorthand for a variety of traits deemed undesirable. In the 19th century, "hairy at the heels" meant "deficient in breeding," and "hairy" has also been slang for "old," "out of date," "crude," "clumsy," "wild" (in a negative sense), "unusual" and "weird." Among students in the 19th century, "hairy" was slang for "difficult" or "demanding," a use echoed in 20th century military slang, where a "hairy mission" during World War II was an extremely dangerous one. This is the same "hairy" we use in speaking of a "hairy situation" today. An extension of the "hairy equals wild or dangerous" usage, it carries the sense of something very unpredictable and fraught with the potential for disaster.
But our attitude toward hair is ambiguous even in our slang, so "hairy" has also been used to mean "large or impressive," "shrewd or clever" and, of course, "virile," with the corollary attributes of "brave" and "tough," perhaps even tough enough to make it through a "bad hair day."