[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!")