baldheaded
Americanadjective
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having a bald head.
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Nautical. (of a schooner rig) having no topmasts.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of baldheaded
First recorded in 1570–80; bald + head ( def. ) + -ed 3 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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“Woke up and called us all baldheaded straight to our face. And we ain’t gone do SHH about it! PERIOD! 💁🏾♀️” wrote attorney and content creator Blake Gifford.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
One, of a baldheaded man giving a sideways look, is so expressive, despite its simplicity, that I almost said hello.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
Sixteen years later, Mora and Mariucci are reveling in the success of that humble, baldheaded, goateed fellow who refused to be overlooked.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2017
One of the men was a federal agent named Jeff Novitzky—a tall, baldheaded criminal investigator for the Food and Drug Administration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2013
“It’s called the Home Help Sanitation Initiative—William Junior you get down or I will snatch you baldheaded Yule May get in here—and I want it in this week.”
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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