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baldy

Also bald·ie

[bawl-dee]

noun

Informal.

plural

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



baldy

/ 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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of baldy1

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

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He joked: "I may be a baldy biker for a while so it's just a warning, I don't want to make a fuss about it, I look all right bald actually".

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Mr Rouch also referred to a neighbour texting another neighbour saying "baldy is going bananas", referring to his behaviour before the boy's death.

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“Women with baldies are for real men only … Boys need not apply.”

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“He’ll have to get his baldy mother to kiss it better for him!”

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