On 1/28/2018 1:13 PM, cshenk wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> On 1/28/2018 11:08 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "Gary"Â* wrote in message ...
>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Cindy Hamilton"Â* 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.
>>>
>>> ===
>>>
>>> So, 'nappy' is a slang term for dreadlocks?
>>
>> Disagree. I'll let Urban Dictionary take this one:
>>
>> https://www.urbandictionary.com/defi...erm=Nappy+hair
>>
>> nancy
>
> Interesting. Doesn't match what I am used to for it. You did add
> 'hair' to the definition but even then, not a match to what I am used
> to.
>


Well that's why we have COMMON definitions for words - so that
individual proclivities do not rule.