baldy

American

[bawl-dee] / ˈbɔl di /

Also baldie

noun

Informal.

plural

baldies

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

baldy British

/ ˈbɔːldɪ /

adjective

bald

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noun

a bald person

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Etymology

Origin of baldy

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

Example Sentences

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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".

From BBC • May 6, 2022

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

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