baldie

English

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Etymology

From bald +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɔːl.di/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɔl.di/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔːldi
  • Hyphenation: bald‧ie
  • Homophone: baldy

Noun

baldie (plural baldies)

  1. (informal, often derogatory) Somebody who is bald.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bald person
  2. (birdwatching, slang) A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus).
    • 1999 August 15, Staca Hiatt, “Re: Anyone ever tried emu?”, in alt.support.diet.low-fat‎[1] (Usenet):
      The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States. Plus the bird is endangered. So, yeah, I'd probably have a problem with sitting down to a plate of baldie for dinner.
    • 2010, Bruce Squiers, “Winter's Majesty”, in Marty Becker, Gina Spadafori, Mikkel Becker Shannon, editors, The Ultimate Bird Lover: Stories and Advice on Our Feathered Friends at Home and in the Wild, Health Communications, Inc., →ISBN, page 161:
      They are almost always accompanied by immature bald eagles that, although about the same size as a mature baldie, have a darkened head and mottled feathers.
  3. (slang) The baldchin groper (Choerodon rubescens).
    • 2019, Demelza Carlton, Ocean's Widow:
      "Baldies. Baldchin gropers. Tastiest fish I've caught this week," I replied.

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