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dreads

Pronunciation: /dɹɛdz/

The English word “dreads” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. dreadlocks
  2. A Rastafarian person.

Etymology

Abbreviation of dreadlocks. Sense of “Rastafarian person” by synecdoche.

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