thin on top

1. Becoming bald, as in I notice that he's getting a little thin on top. The top in this euphemism refers to the top of the head. [Second half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

Jim Bouton, in his groundbreaking 1970 book “Ball Four” that revealed the inner working of baseball teams, recounted how “Pepitone took to wearing the hairpieces when his hair started to get thin on top. … He carries around all kinds of equipment in a little Blue Pan Am bag.”

From Seattle Times

I don’t have a full mohican any more – I got rid of it around 2000, when I started going thin on top.

From The Guardian

We had to create paper that would be thin on top and flexible.

From Los Angeles Times

John’s hair had started to thin on top.

From Reuters

Too thin on top these days, alas.

From The Guardian