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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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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

In horrible, frizzled shapes sat a mass of wax therein and spake, the waxen baldhead in the midst; but I sought the living one.

From Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) by Jean Paul

As, like Elijah, in his pride, He to his seat was passing, "Go up thou baldhead!"

From Black Beetles in Amber by Ambrose Bierce

A baldhead whose dome glinted bright gold in the dusk knotted his hands together in an anguish of indecision.

From Starman's Quest by Stan Mack

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