dread
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- noun
- /drɛd/
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- His current hairdo—two dozen spiky dreads—makes him look at once gentle and antic, like the Brother from Another Planet.
And he turned round as a black dude with dreads and he was wired.
- And he turned round as a black dude with dreads and he was wired.
- Debuted his new haircut, Cut his dreads off?
- It's like, like I said, for long periods of time, black women, black men, you can't have dreads.
- He died so I he had dreads, so I put the black diamond dreads on him with the Black Hat with the with the whole hand in them.
Examples
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A fellow with long dreads sleeps hunched over on a row of green metal chairs.
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She decided to wear her dreads proudly, showcasing her individuality.
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I would not wanna have dreads right now.
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No, I got tired of those dreads.
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You don't wanna rock your dreads like that, man?
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Both of my parents have had dreads for years, since before I was born, and they're both white.
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Saw me shirtless, saw my dreads, even looked down at my bare feet.
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There was also a solo masquerader, dressed in white with long dreads and a red-and-white-striped cap.
Academic text (2001) -
She's tucked her dreads up into a knit tam o' shanter.
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Many people admire the beauty and complexity of dreads as a unique hairstyle.
Synonyms
Long hair that people twist or braid into rope-like strands
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dread for the hair style is short for dreadlocks, from Jamaican English where dread meant 'awe' or 'respect' and locks means 'hair'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of hair that was seen with strong feeling or respect, which is why people often call them dreads.