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woolly-head

woolly-head noun: a woolly-headed person, particularly (potentially offensive) a black or Arab person with Afro-textured hair.

Noun

woolly-head (plural woolly-heads)

  1. A woolly-headed person, particularly (potentially offensive) a black or Arab person with Afro-textured hair.
  2. (US, historical, slang) Synonym of abolitionist: an activist or politician opposed to slavery.
    Synonyms:
    abolitionist

Synonyms of woolly-head

Forms of woolly-head

pluralwoolly-heads

Questions about woolly-head

What does woolly-head mean?
Woolly-head means a woolly-headed person, particularly (potentially offensive) a black or Arab person with Afro-textured hair.
What part of speech is woolly-head?
Woolly-head is a noun.
What is the plural of woolly-head?
The plural of woolly-head is woolly-heads.

Words near woolly-head in the dictionary

  1. woolly rhinos
  2. woolly woofter
  3. woolly woofters
  4. woolly worm
  5. woolly worms
  6. woolly-head
  7. woolly-headed
  8. woolly-headedness
  9. woolly-heads
  10. woolly-minded
  11. woolly-pate

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