noun
Meaning 1
dreadlocks
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, plural, plural-only
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
dreads
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Pronunciation
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/dɹɛdz/
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rhymes with -ɛdz
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noun
Meaning 2
A Rastafarian person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 3
third-person singular simple present indicative of dread
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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History
Etymology
Abbreviation of dreadlocks. Sense of “Rastafarian person” by synecdoche.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.