bricktop

American

[brik-top] / ˈbrɪkˌtɒp /

noun

Informal.

a person having red or reddish-brown hair.
hair of this color.

Etymology

Origin of bricktop

1840–50, brick + top ¹, from the typical color of bricks

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Maybe I shouldn't say anything about this," he continued, "but your hair's the same color as mine, and I always make it a point to pass valuable information along to a fellow bricktop.

From Owen Clancy's Happy Trail or, The Motor Wizard in California by Burt L. Standish

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