baldies

[ bawl-deez ]

/ ˈbɔl diz /

the plural of baldy.

QUIZZES

American English is not always as it appears to be ... get to know regional words in this quiz!

Question 1 of 10

A bet is synonymous with a wager, but what does it mean in New York?

It did not attack its fellow; instead it dragged its bulk past the first comer, on its way after the Baldies.
Key Out of Time|Andre Alice Norton
Ross was prepared to grant the Baldies super-Terran abilities, but he did not see how they could know what had happened here.
Key Out of Time|Andre Alice Norton
For the Baldies, among their own kind, were telepathic, vocalizing only to give orders to inferiors.
Key Out of Time|Andre Alice Norton
"Hold him," the Terran ordered and had just time enough to throw himself between the Baldies and the rest of the crew.
Key Out of Time|Andre Alice Norton

One of the Baldies upended his tube, rapped its butt against a rock as if trying to correct a jamming.
Key Out of Time|Andre Alice Norton