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 is an old word that referred to a woman looking less attractive after putting up her hair upon coming of age.
Compound of 上げ (age, 'putting up') and 劣り (otori, 'inferiority'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is associated with traditional coming-of-age customs.