baldy

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Etymology

From bald +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

baldy (plural baldies)

  1. (informal, often derogatory) Someone who is bald.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bald person
    • 2000, World English Bible, 2 Kings 2:23
      Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up by the way, young lads came out from the city and mocked him and said to him, "Go up, you baldy; go up, you baldhead!"

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