"casa sobre ruedas" > wrote in message
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> On 1/28/2018 9:08 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>> "Gary"Â wrote in message ...
>> Ophelia wrote:
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>>> "Cindy Hamilton" wrote: It's also British slang for "diaper". Dates
>>> back to the 1920s.
>>> Nothing to do with hair.
>>> ==
>>>
>>> What does it mean in US?
>>
>> Usually refers to tangled unwashed hair. Dreadlocks are often
>> described that way as they often go unwashed for a long time.
>> Whoopee Goldberg is a good example. She's had nothing but dreads
>> for over 30 years. Wonder if she's ever taken them out to wash
>> well then redid them. Probably not often.
>>
>> ===
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>> So, 'nappy' is a slang term for dreadlocks?
>
> Yes it is.


I have never heard nappy as slang for dredlocks, but that doesn't mean it's
not so just because I have never heard it.

Cheri