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Definitions of "Ball head"


1. Ball head (Noun)


English Translation

Bald Head


Definition

A Rastafarian slang used to refer anyone who doesn’t wear a dreadlocks


Example Sentences

(patois) Dem a ball head, Dem anno rasta
(english) They have bald heads, They’re not Rastafarians.


Related Words

Babylon , Blessed , Bobo dread , Dread ,



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