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    Patwa headword

    Baldhead

    /BAHLD-hed/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Non-Rastafarian / System conformist"
    Definition
    A person who does not have dreadlocks, or someone who works for the corrupt system ('Babylon').
    Example
    "Chase those crazy baldheads out of town." — "Chase those corrupt non-Rastas out of town."
    Origin
    Rastafarian descriptive slang.

    As a rastafarian term, Baldhead is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.