baldie

or bald·y

[ bawl-dee ]

/ ˈbɔl di /

noun Informal: Usually Disparaging and Offensive.

a bald person (sometimes used as a facetious term of address).

Nearby words

baldad, balder, balderdash, baldhead, baldheaded, baldie, balding, baldmoney, baldness, baldpate, baldric

Origin of baldie

First recorded in 1860–65; bald + -ie

Definition for baldies (2 of 2)

baldy

[ bawl-dee ]

/ ˈbɔl di /

noun, plural bald·ies. Informal: Usually Disparaging and Offensive.

baldie.

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Examples from the Web for baldies

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

British Dictionary definitions for baldies

baldy

/ (ˈbɔːldɪ) informal /

adjective

bald

noun plural baldies

a bald person

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Word Origin and History for baldies

baldy

"bald-headed person," 1850, from bald + -y (3).