noun
looking worse after putting up one's hair (coming-of-age)
Archaic term referring to the traditional practice of a young woman putting up her hair upon coming of age, and the perception that she looked less attractive afterward. Contrasts with 上げ優り (あげまさり), which means looking better after the same practice.
See also: 上げ優り
「上げ劣り」とは、昔の女性が成人して髪を結い上げたときに、かえって見劣りすることを言った言葉だ。
上げ劣り is an old word that referred to a woman looking less attractive after putting up her hair upon coming of age.