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On Monday, January 29, 2018 at 8:12:24 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > Jill McDifficult wrote:
> > > It's the troll who is trying to turn this into some sort of
> > > racial slur. Nappy is a diaper unless you live under a bridge and are a
> > > nymshifting troll.
> > >
> > > Jill

> >
> > No, it's not. I've heard "nappy headed" for years. I have never heard
> > any native-born American refer to diapers as "nappies".

>
> Basically it's thought of as "unruly."


I have never seen it used in any context other than describing
a black person's hair. My hair often is unruly, but nobody
would use "nappy" to describe it.

Cindy Hamilton