baldy

[ bawl-dee ]

/ ˈbɔl di /

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noun, plural bald·ies.Informal.

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

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Also bald·ie .

Origin of baldy

First recorded in 1860–65; bald + -y²

Words nearby baldy

bald spot, Baldwin, Baldwin I, Baldwin, James, Baldwin Park, baldy, bale, Balearic Islands, baleboste, bale cubic, baleen

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How to use baldy in a sentence

When he emerged from the Zen monastery on Mount Baldy, his enlightenment was followed with an all too worldly disaster.
Excuse Me For Not Dying: Leonard Cohen at 80|David Yaffe|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His friends were safely known by the Polish versions of Toothy, Hoppy, Conky, Baldy, Whitey, Carrot Top and Chopper.
The Week in Death: Irving Milchberg, the Teenage Gunrunner of the Warsaw Ghetto|The Telegraph|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Restricted for thirty solar years according to the Probability Graphs," mused Baldy.
Restricted Tool|Malcolm B. Morehart
With a yell Baldy grabbed the 44 head, and held it securely in his great fist till the Boy ran to his rescue.
The Backwoodsmen|Charles G. D. Roberts

He turned his canoe to land, lifted her out and hid her in the bushes, and struck back straight for the face of “Old Baldy.”
Kings in Exile|Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
Pep expects a treat when he gets up here, she said, and Baldy likes this tall grass, he doesnt have to stoop so low to get it.
The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong|Lillian Garis
It was a bear story equal to the one the prophet relates when the children called him Baldy.
Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper|Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock

British Dictionary definitions for baldy

baldy

/ (ˈbɔːldɪ) informal /

adjective

bald

noun plural baldies

a bald person

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