Afro
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈæfroʊ/
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afro
- She styled her hair into a large, beautiful afro for the dance competition.
What happened when you first started wearing the Afro?
- What happened when you first started wearing the Afro?
- So here I am, you know, big Afro wearing a tank top and some and some jeans.
- And I still, I remember he had like a bit of an Afro, right?
- That is a nappy Afro on it is better if you just slip it off.
Examples
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Old photos showed Reese sporting an Afro of impressive depth, but those days were gone.
Fiction book (1999) -
Seven young girls with seven flaming-red afros set off slowly down seven aisles, moving in rhythm.
Fiction book (2002) -
I had a rather large afro for a couple of years before I decided to lock my hair.
Blog text (25) -
So here I am, you know, big Afro wearing a tank top and some and some jeans.
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The modern afros, it just looks awesome.
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I'm growing out a little baby Afro and so I got to make sure that we're staying hydrated.
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I never met the kid, but imagine him with gold-toffee skin and a loose Afro.
Fiction book (2001) -
Pam Grier was hot, and women wanted an afro and a gun.
Blog text (21) -
I think you'd look beautiful with a giant, pink afro.
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Beavis hops out of the driver's seat, wearing bell-bottoms, chain jewelry, and a 70's afro.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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9.7
A rounded hairstyle where hair spreads outward from the head
A hairstyle with hair grown outward in a rounded mass of tight curls
Compounds
- Specialized
A group of related languages spoken in parts of Africa and Asia, like Arabic and Berber
- Specialized
A very large land area made of Africa, Europe, and Asia joined together
How Curly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Afro comes from the short form Afro-, which comes from African and was used in Afro-American to talk about African roots. It began to name the rounded hairstyle that shows natural curly or tightly coiled hair, so Afro now means that style and its cultural pride.