baldhead
baldhead Lexical Profile
baldhead Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A person whose head has little or no hair.
"The old man chuckled when his grandson affectionately called him a baldhead."
In Rastafarian culture, a person who does not have dreadlocks or who works for and conforms to the conventional, mainstream establishment.
"Several classic reggae songs contrast the spiritual life of the Rastafarian with the materialistic ways of the baldhead."
Any of several birds having a white or unfeathered crown, such as a breed of domestic tumbler pigeon with a white head or the American wigeon (Mareca americana).
"The breeder specialized in raising short-faced tumbler pigeons, particularly the prize-winning baldhead varieties."
Word Nuance & Usage
Often used informally or somewhat disparagingly to address or refer to a bald person. In Jamaican and Rastafarian English, it specifically refers to a non-Rastafarian who conforms to mainstream societal conventions and does not wear dreadlocks.
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