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bald as a coot

bald as a coot adjective: totally bald; without any hair on one's head.

Adjective

bald as a coot (not comparable)

  1. (informal, simile) Totally bald; without any hair on one's head.
    • Dark and tall to boot / The only thing was wrong was he was bald as a coot2005, “Sofa King”, in The Mouse and the Mask, performed by Danger Doom

Questions about bald as a coot

What does bald as a coot mean?
Bald as a coot means totally bald; without any hair on one's head.
What part of speech is bald as a coot?
Bald as a coot is an adjective.

Words near bald as a coot in the dictionary

  1. balcony bras
  2. balconylike
  3. bald
  4. bald as a billiard ball
  5. bald as a bladder of lard
  6. bald as a coot
  7. bald as a peeled egg
  8. Bald Blair
  9. bald cap
  10. bald caps
  11. bald cypress

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