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baldy

American  
[bawl-dee] / ˈbɔl di /
Also baldie

noun

Informal.
  • baldies
    plural
  1. Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a bald person (sometimes used as a facetious term of address).


baldy British  
/ ˈbɔːldɪ /

adjective

  1. bald

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a bald person

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of baldy

First recorded in 1860–65; bald + -y 2


Example Sentences

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“I saw the big baldy head and recognised it was James. We had a five or ten minute chat. I met a few families faces there and obviously looking forward to playing each other tonight.”

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2024

Said baldy, the case revolves around a deliberate fraud.

From Forbes ● Feb. 19, 2013

Beilein said he didn't yet know the severity of Morgan's sprained right ankle but said he couldn't have returned to the game even if baldy needed.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2013

Mr. Dujardin — and his little dog — are this season’s ingénues, and they are likely to tap and mug their way to the golden baldy.

From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2012

“If he lived now,” said Paolo Vallarta-Bellstone, “he’d have shaved that baldy head.”

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

He thanked his fans, "the baldies", for their support, praising them as his "number one" focus.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

He succeeded one of the great baldies, Jon Miller.

From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2016

The bright, babbling baldies have become key characters in the franchise from Universal’s Illumination Entertainment.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 12, 2015

The bright, babbling baldies have become key characters in the franchise from Universal's Illumination Entertainment.

From US News ● Jul. 12, 2015

I lived in the fork o' that ere cyprus for six long days,—occasionally payin' a visit to the eagles' neest, an' robbin' the young baldies o' the food thar parents hed pervided for 'em.

From Our Young Folks—Vol. I, No. II, February 1865 An Illustrated Magazine for Boys and Girls by Various

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