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On 2018-01-28 1:00 PM, Cheri wrote:

>>> So, 'nappy' is a slang term for dreadlocks?

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>> Yes it is.

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> 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.
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It would be a localism. Until I googled it, I had never heard the term
nappy being used about African hair. I had only ever heard it used in
reference to diapers. Therefore, my use of the word would never have
been used as a racial slur, despite the fact that there are too many
people in the world who think there is a right to be offended.