Anonymous
04/21/2026 17:42
Subject: Show me pictures: What is dishwater blonde/blond hair? What is olive skin? And what is strawberry blond/blonde?
Anonymous wrote:My grandmother was a DAR, went to finishing school and used the term dishwater blond.
I bet she also used the Oxford comma. She must be disappointed in you.
Anonymous
04/21/2026 17:41
Subject: Show me pictures: What is dishwater blonde/blond hair? What is olive skin? And what is strawberry blond/blonde?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is hilarious.
I have dishwater blonde hair. That’s what I have called it my whole life. Dirty blonde is the same thing. Ditchwater is not a thing.
lol.
It’s just very dark blonde hair. In the summer it gets much lighter from the sun. In the winter in a dark room it looks darker than some browns. When I was a small child it was platinum blonde. It was quite dark by the time I was 8 or 9.
But ditchwater IS, in fact, “a thing” - and we know this because someone on this very board uses it and presumably her circle of real life friends/family/acquaintances uses it as well (otherwise she would have been “corrected” before now).
The fact that YOU have never heard of it doesn’t make it not “a thing”, just as the fact that some of us have never heard of “dishwater blonde” doesn’t mean it’s not “a thing”, right?
You can’t have it both ways. Sorry.
No. One person doing something doesn't make it a thing.
1. You have no evidence that only one person does it
2. What is the exact number of participants required for something to be a thing, since apparently you’re the arbiter?
Dumbass, it's never been ditchwater. Someone hard of hearing misinterpreted it.
Maybe it started as ditchwater and some moron misinterpreted and called it dishwater and people went with that. Which one is correct? Perhaps you don’t understand how language works?
Either way, they’re both stupid terms and anyone who uses either sounds like an idiot.
Anonymous
04/21/2026 17:37
Subject: Show me pictures: What is dishwater blonde/blond hair? What is olive skin? And what is strawberry blond/blonde?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is hilarious.
I have dishwater blonde hair. That’s what I have called it my whole life. Dirty blonde is the same thing. Ditchwater is not a thing.
lol.
It’s just very dark blonde hair. In the summer it gets much lighter from the sun. In the winter in a dark room it looks darker than some browns. When I was a small child it was platinum blonde. It was quite dark by the time I was 8 or 9.
But ditchwater IS, in fact, “a thing” - and we know this because someone on this very board uses it and presumably her circle of real life friends/family/acquaintances uses it as well (otherwise she would have been “corrected” before now).
The fact that YOU have never heard of it doesn’t make it not “a thing”, just as the fact that some of us have never heard of “dishwater blonde” doesn’t mean it’s not “a thing”, right?
You can’t have it both ways. Sorry.
No. One person doing something doesn't make it a thing.
1. You have no evidence that only one person does it
2. What is the exact number of participants required for something to be a thing, since apparently you’re the arbiter?
Dumbass, it's never been ditchwater. Someone hard of hearing misinterpreted it.
+1. Rosanne Rosannadanna has entered the thread.
Anonymous
04/21/2026 17:37
Subject: Show me pictures: What is dishwater blonde/blond hair? What is olive skin? And what is strawberry blond/blonde?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is hilarious.
I have dishwater blonde hair. That’s what I have called it my whole life. Dirty blonde is the same thing. Ditchwater is not a thing.
lol.
It’s just very dark blonde hair. In the summer it gets much lighter from the sun. In the winter in a dark room it looks darker than some browns. When I was a small child it was platinum blonde. It was quite dark by the time I was 8 or 9.
But ditchwater IS, in fact, “a thing” - and we know this because someone on this very board uses it and presumably her circle of real life friends/family/acquaintances uses it as well (otherwise she would have been “corrected” before now).
The fact that YOU have never heard of it doesn’t make it not “a thing”, just as the fact that some of us have never heard of “dishwater blonde” doesn’t mean it’s not “a thing”, right?
You can’t have it both ways. Sorry.
NP. The lack of any online evidence of people using "ditchwater blonde" indicates that it's not a thing. I can only find a few mentions of it online, and it's always people asking "Is it dishwater or ditchwater" because they've heard the phrase but are unsure what they are hearing. Meanwhile, you can find millions of references to dishwater blonde, everywhere from beauty magazines to literary references.
It's really obvious the PP had just misheard the phrase "dishwater blonde" (or maybe her mom or some other person had misheard it), convinced herself it was ditchwater, and then proudly ridiculed everyone on the thread for saying it wrong. But if she'd just bothered to google it one time, she would have been corrected and realized she'd been saying/hearing it wrong the whole time.
The insistence on doubling down on this is nuts. It's okay to get words wrong sometimes. My brother thought the word misled was pronounced like miser for decades before he realized his mistake. It's funny! But he doesn't go around insisting that everyone else is wrong and that his imagined/made up pronunciation is actually the correct one, because he doesn't have a personality disorder.
Anonymous
04/21/2026 17:24
Subject: Show me pictures: What is dishwater blonde/blond hair? What is olive skin? And what is strawberry blond/blonde?
Anonymous wrote:My grandmother was a DAR, went to finishing school and used the term dishwater blond.
You must be a boomer like me to know all those terms.
Anonymous
04/21/2026 16:42
Subject: Show me pictures: What is dishwater blonde/blond hair? What is olive skin? And what is strawberry blond/blonde?
My grandmother was a DAR, went to finishing school and used the term dishwater blond.
Anonymous
04/21/2026 16:16
Subject: Show me pictures: What is dishwater blonde/blond hair? What is olive skin? And what is strawberry blond/blonde?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is hilarious.
I have dishwater blonde hair. That’s what I have called it my whole life. Dirty blonde is the same thing. Ditchwater is not a thing.
lol.
It’s just very dark blonde hair. In the summer it gets much lighter from the sun. In the winter in a dark room it looks darker than some browns. When I was a small child it was platinum blonde. It was quite dark by the time I was 8 or 9.
But ditchwater IS, in fact, “a thing” - and we know this because someone on this very board uses it and presumably her circle of real life friends/family/acquaintances uses it as well (otherwise she would have been “corrected” before now).
The fact that YOU have never heard of it doesn’t make it not “a thing”, just as the fact that some of us have never heard of “dishwater blonde” doesn’t mean it’s not “a thing”, right?
You can’t have it both ways. Sorry.
No. One person doing something doesn't make it a thing.
1. You have no evidence that only one person does it
2. What is the exact number of participants required for something to be a thing, since apparently you’re the arbiter?
Dumbass, it's never been ditchwater. Someone hard of hearing misinterpreted it.
Anonymous
04/21/2026 16:14
Subject: Show me pictures: What is dishwater blonde/blond hair? What is olive skin? And what is strawberry blond/blonde?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is hilarious.
I have dishwater blonde hair. That’s what I have called it my whole life. Dirty blonde is the same thing. Ditchwater is not a thing.
lol.
It’s just very dark blonde hair. In the summer it gets much lighter from the sun. In the winter in a dark room it looks darker than some browns. When I was a small child it was platinum blonde. It was quite dark by the time I was 8 or 9.
But ditchwater IS, in fact, “a thing” - and we know this because someone on this very board uses it and presumably her circle of real life friends/family/acquaintances uses it as well (otherwise she would have been “corrected” before now).
The fact that YOU have never heard of it doesn’t make it not “a thing”, just as the fact that some of us have never heard of “dishwater blonde” doesn’t mean it’s not “a thing”, right?
You can’t have it both ways. Sorry.
No. One person doing something doesn't make it a thing.
1. You have no evidence that only one person does it
2. What is the exact number of participants required for something to be a thing, since apparently you’re the arbiter?
Anonymous
04/21/2026 16:12
Subject: Show me pictures: What is dishwater blonde/blond hair? What is olive skin? And what is strawberry blond/blonde?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is hilarious.
I have dishwater blonde hair. That’s what I have called it my whole life. Dirty blonde is the same thing. Ditchwater is not a thing.
lol.
It’s just very dark blonde hair. In the summer it gets much lighter from the sun. In the winter in a dark room it looks darker than some browns. When I was a small child it was platinum blonde. It was quite dark by the time I was 8 or 9.
But ditchwater IS, in fact, “a thing” - and we know this because someone on this very board uses it and presumably her circle of real life friends/family/acquaintances uses it as well (otherwise she would have been “corrected” before now).
The fact that YOU have never heard of it doesn’t make it not “a thing”, just as the fact that some of us have never heard of “dishwater blonde” doesn’t mean it’s not “a thing”, right?
You can’t have it both ways. Sorry.
No. One person doing something doesn't make it a thing.
Anonymous
04/21/2026 16:10
Subject: Show me pictures: What is dishwater blonde/blond hair? What is olive skin? And what is strawberry blond/blonde?
Anonymous wrote:This is hilarious.
I have dishwater blonde hair. That’s what I have called it my whole life. Dirty blonde is the same thing. Ditchwater is not a thing.
lol.
It’s just very dark blonde hair. In the summer it gets much lighter from the sun. In the winter in a dark room it looks darker than some browns. When I was a small child it was platinum blonde. It was quite dark by the time I was 8 or 9.
But ditchwater IS, in fact, “a thing” - and we know this because someone on this very board uses it and presumably her circle of real life friends/family/acquaintances uses it as well (otherwise she would have been “corrected” before now).
The fact that YOU have never heard of it doesn’t make it not “a thing”, just as the fact that some of us have never heard of “dishwater blonde” doesn’t mean it’s not “a thing”, right?
You can’t have it both ways. Sorry.
Anonymous
04/21/2026 15:56
Subject: Show me pictures: What is dishwater blonde/blond hair? What is olive skin? And what is strawberry blond/blonde?
This is hilarious.
I have dishwater blonde hair. That’s what I have called it my whole life. Dirty blonde is the same thing. Ditchwater is not a thing.
lol.
It’s just very dark blonde hair. In the summer it gets much lighter from the sun. In the winter in a dark room it looks darker than some browns. When I was a small child it was platinum blonde. It was quite dark by the time I was 8 or 9.
I have dishwater blonde hair. That’s what I have called it my whole life. Dirty blonde is the same thing. Ditchwater is not a thing.
lol.
It’s just very dark blonde hair. In the summer it gets much lighter from the sun. In the winter in a dark room it looks darker than some browns. When I was a small child it was platinum blonde. It was quite dark by the time I was 8 or 9.
Anonymous
04/21/2026 15:51
Subject: Show me pictures: What is dishwater blonde/blond hair? What is olive skin? And what is strawberry blond/blonde?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The stupid is soooooooooooo deep here.
It’s not “dishwater” blonde.
It’s DITCHWATER blonde.
DITCH. Not “dish”.
FFS, didn’t any of you watch reruns of “I Love Lucy”?
And dishwater is gray. Ditchwater is sorta reddish because of red clay.
Y’all don’t do dishes OR get out much.
I don’t know why but I find it hilarious someone has been calling it the wrong term their entire life, and is now yelling at people for using the correct term.
Babe, it’s dishwater. You can google it.
I laughed out loud.
Especially the “sooooooooooooooo”
DP.
I’ve never heard of EITHER dishwater or ditchwater blonde.
I think y’all are arguing about some nonsense local slang.
NP. Nope. Dishwater blonde is a common term used throughout the US *and* other English-speaking countries. It's been around a long time. It's in the dictionary.
Never heard of "ditchwater blonde" and seriously doubt it's a thing. The water in ditches will vary in color depending on where you are, so it doesn't make sense as a descriptor -- could be reddish, muddy brown, black, etc.. Whereas "dishwater" is immediately evocative of the kind of grayish color someone is referring to with dishwater blonde.
OMG it’s in the DiCtIoNaRY?!?!
The statement stands. I’ve never heard this term in my life and I have lived in various places in the Eastern US and Canada.
Dirty blonde, that’s a term that I’ve heard frequently.
Just because you’ve never heard it doesn’t mean anything. You also don’t have much familiarity with blond hair if you’re unfamiliar with the various terms used to describe it.
Unbolded statement is accurate. Bolded statement is completely illogical.
Are you slow? It’s a color that has many hues and terms to describe such. Is all blue the same to you? You’re just clueless and doubling down.
Speaking of slow and clueless… Understanding different hues exist is not the same as being familiar with every backwoods terms every person in the world uses to describe said hues.
Good. you now admit you were just unfamiliar. Could have said that awhile back and spared yourself.
Now admit you were just unfamiliar with the term ditchwater blonde and you’ll finally get the point.
May use "dirty blonde" or "dark blonde" but NOT NO NEVER heard of dishwater blonde by any person in my life. I am elevated btw.
Maybe in a trailer park but in elevated social circles NOONE uses that term. Period.
Are you the Queen of the Trailer Park? Who is NOONE?
Anonymous
04/21/2026 15:43
Subject: Show me pictures: What is dishwater blonde/blond hair? What is olive skin? And what is strawberry blond/blonde?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The stupid is soooooooooooo deep here.
It’s not “dishwater” blonde.
It’s DITCHWATER blonde.
DITCH. Not “dish”.
FFS, didn’t any of you watch reruns of “I Love Lucy”?
And dishwater is gray. Ditchwater is sorta reddish because of red clay.
Y’all don’t do dishes OR get out much.
I don’t know why but I find it hilarious someone has been calling it the wrong term their entire life, and is now yelling at people for using the correct term.
Babe, it’s dishwater. You can google it.
I laughed out loud.
Especially the “sooooooooooooooo”
DP.
I’ve never heard of EITHER dishwater or ditchwater blonde.
I think y’all are arguing about some nonsense local slang.
NP. Nope. Dishwater blonde is a common term used throughout the US *and* other English-speaking countries. It's been around a long time. It's in the dictionary.
Never heard of "ditchwater blonde" and seriously doubt it's a thing. The water in ditches will vary in color depending on where you are, so it doesn't make sense as a descriptor -- could be reddish, muddy brown, black, etc.. Whereas "dishwater" is immediately evocative of the kind of grayish color someone is referring to with dishwater blonde.
OMG it’s in the DiCtIoNaRY?!?!
The statement stands. I’ve never heard this term in my life and I have lived in various places in the Eastern US and Canada.
Dirty blonde, that’s a term that I’ve heard frequently.
Just because you’ve never heard it doesn’t mean anything. You also don’t have much familiarity with blond hair if you’re unfamiliar with the various terms used to describe it.
Unbolded statement is accurate. Bolded statement is completely illogical.
Are you slow? It’s a color that has many hues and terms to describe such. Is all blue the same to you? You’re just clueless and doubling down.
Speaking of slow and clueless… Understanding different hues exist is not the same as being familiar with every backwoods terms every person in the world uses to describe said hues.
Good. you now admit you were just unfamiliar. Could have said that awhile back and spared yourself.
Now admit you were just unfamiliar with the term ditchwater blonde and you’ll finally get the point.
May use "dirty blonde" or "dark blonde" but NOT NO NEVER heard of dishwater blonde by any person in my life. I am elevated btw.
Maybe in a trailer park but in elevated social circles NOONE uses that term. Period.
"Elevated" people don't capitalize words in the middle of sentences, use triple negatives, use abbreviations, or use incomplete sentences like "Period."
Anonymous
04/21/2026 15:40
Subject: Show me pictures: What is dishwater blonde/blond hair? What is olive skin? And what is strawberry blond/blonde?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The stupid is soooooooooooo deep here.
It’s not “dishwater” blonde.
It’s DITCHWATER blonde.
DITCH. Not “dish”.
FFS, didn’t any of you watch reruns of “I Love Lucy”?
And dishwater is gray. Ditchwater is sorta reddish because of red clay.
Y’all don’t do dishes OR get out much.
I don’t know why but I find it hilarious someone has been calling it the wrong term their entire life, and is now yelling at people for using the correct term.
Babe, it’s dishwater. You can google it.
I laughed out loud.
Especially the “sooooooooooooooo”
DP.
I’ve never heard of EITHER dishwater or ditchwater blonde.
I think y’all are arguing about some nonsense local slang.
NP. Nope. Dishwater blonde is a common term used throughout the US *and* other English-speaking countries. It's been around a long time. It's in the dictionary.
Never heard of "ditchwater blonde" and seriously doubt it's a thing. The water in ditches will vary in color depending on where you are, so it doesn't make sense as a descriptor -- could be reddish, muddy brown, black, etc.. Whereas "dishwater" is immediately evocative of the kind of grayish color someone is referring to with dishwater blonde.
OMG it’s in the DiCtIoNaRY?!?!
The statement stands. I’ve never heard this term in my life and I have lived in various places in the Eastern US and Canada.
Dirty blonde, that’s a term that I’ve heard frequently.
Just because you’ve never heard it doesn’t mean anything. You also don’t have much familiarity with blond hair if you’re unfamiliar with the various terms used to describe it.
Unbolded statement is accurate. Bolded statement is completely illogical.
Are you slow? It’s a color that has many hues and terms to describe such. Is all blue the same to you? You’re just clueless and doubling down.
Speaking of slow and clueless… Understanding different hues exist is not the same as being familiar with every backwoods terms every person in the world uses to describe said hues.
Good. you now admit you were just unfamiliar. Could have said that awhile back and spared yourself.
Now admit you were just unfamiliar with the term ditchwater blonde and you’ll finally get the point.
May use "dirty blonde" or "dark blonde" but NOT NO NEVER heard of dishwater blonde by any person in my life. I am elevated btw.
Maybe in a trailer park but in elevated social circles NOONE uses that term. Period.
Anonymous
04/21/2026 15:40
Subject: Show me pictures: What is dishwater blonde/blond hair? What is olive skin? And what is strawberry blond/blonde?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:As someone who is not Caucasian, I have to ask. What do these things look like? Google for once is about as confusing as the terms themselves.
What do you consider:
A) Dishwater Blond/Blonde
B) Strawberry Blond/Blonde
C) Olive skin
Was younger curly haired Taylor Swift a strawberry blonde? Is George Clooney olive skinned? Who is dishwater blond/blonde?
I have never ever heard the term "dishwater blonde" it is not a thing
Yes it is. Look it up.
May use "dirty blonde" or "dark blonde" but NOT NO NEVER heard of dishwater blonde by any person in my life. I am elevated btw.
Maybe in a trailer park but in elevated social circles NOONE uses that term. Period.