baldy

[bawl-dee]

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

baldie.

baldie

or bald·y

[bawl-dee]

noun Informal: Usually Disparaging and Offensive.

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

Origin of baldie

First recorded in 1860–65; bald + -ie

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Examples from the Web for baldy

Contemporary Examples

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

Historical Examples

Baldy went on down the caon, keeping the keenest lookout for his enemy.
The Biography of a Grizzly
Ernest Seton-Thompson
"No, I wouldn't go there," said Baldy, flicking his horse with the reins.
The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch
Laura Lee Hope
"Oh, they're probably somewhere in the middle of the place," said Baldy.
The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch
Laura Lee Hope
"It's likely the Indians are getting ready to make their 'medicine,'" said Baldy.
The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch
Laura Lee Hope
"I'll talk to you," said Baldy, and then he lapsed into the Indian dialect.
The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch
Laura Lee Hope

British Dictionary definitions for baldy

baldy

adjective

bald

noun plural baldies

a bald person

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Word Origin and History for baldy

n.

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

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Examples from the Web for baldy

Contemporary Examples

His friends were safely known by the Polish versions of Toothy, Hoppy, Conky, Baldy, Whitey, Carrot Top and Chopper.

Historical Examples

Baldy went on down the caon, keeping the keenest lookout for his enemy.

"No, I wouldn't go there," said Baldy, flicking his horse with the reins.

"Oh, they're probably somewhere in the middle of the place," said Baldy.

"It's likely the Indians are getting ready to make their 'medicine,'" said Baldy.

"I'll talk to you," said Baldy, and then he lapsed into the Indian dialect.

baldy

Word Origin and History for baldy

n.

Origin of baldie