baldhead

American

[bawld-hed] / ˈbɔldˌhɛd /

noun

a person who is bald.
one of a breed of domestic pigeons.

baldhead British

/ ˈbɔːldˌhɛd /

noun

a person with a bald head

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Etymology

Origin of baldhead

First recorded in 1525–35; bald + head

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baldhead

Sasha Velour won “Drag Race’s” ninth season with her epic lip-sync of Whitney Houston’s “So Emotional,” ending with a dramatic unwigging and stunning baldhead reveal.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 29, 2022

A baldhead in shades and a tank top stands across from Blackburn, the student center, with a long boa draping his muscular shoulders.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Then the baldhead says: "No! you can't mean it?"

From The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade by Mark Twain

Zbyszko had served the princess and Danusia diligently; but when Lichtenstein began to clap his baldhead, he again forgot about his danger and began to laugh.

From The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy by Samuel A. Binion

Drot your pore broken heart," says the baldhead; "what are you heaving your pore broken heart at us f'r?

From The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade by Mark Twain

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