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halfro

halfro noun: an afro hairstyle that only covers half the head or is otherwise of below average size.

Noun

halfro (plural halfros)

  1. (humorous, slang) An afro hairstyle that only covers half the head or is otherwise of below average size.
    • He met us at the door with this big 'fro, or half an afro, halfro—he slept on his right side evidently.2007, Richard Peabody, Kiss the Sky: Fiction & Poetry Starring Jimi Hendrix, Paycock Press, →ISBN, page 149
    • But I think the pitchman’s Art Garfunkel-esque halfro is more offensive, since it looks different in nearly every frame.2007 June 25, Tim Nudd, “Nothing says style quite like Members Only”, in Adweek

Forms of halfro

pluralhalfros

Origin of halfro

Blend of half + afro.

Questions about halfro

What does halfro mean?
Halfro means an afro hairstyle that only covers half the head or is otherwise of below average size.
What part of speech is halfro?
Halfro is a noun.
What is the plural of halfro?
The plural of halfro is halfros.

Words near halfro in the dictionary

  1. halfplanes
  2. halfpounder
  3. halfpounders
  4. halfrican
  5. halfricans
  6. halfro
  7. halfros
  8. halfs
  9. halfshaft
  10. halfshafts
  11. halfsib

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