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dreadlocks

[ dred-loks ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

a hairstyle, especially among Rastafarians, in which the hair is worn in long, ropelike locks.

dreadlocks

/ ˈdrɛdˌlɒks /

First recorded in 1955–60; dread + lock ² + -s ³

They wanted her to have dreadlocks—oh God, I wanted to have dreadlocks so bad!

Even reference seems to float free: Are those ten appendages swollen fingers, or dreadlocks, or sea cucumbers?

Lum is a fresh-faced recent graduate of Loyola Marymount, with dreadlocks and a tweed jacket.

Flux Rostrum is a genial 35-ish man with dirty-blond dreadlocks.

What do you think when you look back on the early '90s, Are You Gonna Go My Way-era Lenny, with the dreadlocks and snarl?

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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