Meaning

2 senses

  1. (colloquial, plural, plural only)Dreadlocks

  2. A Rastafarian person.

Origin

Abbreviation of dreadlocks. Sense of “Rastafarian person” by synecdoche.

Abbreviation of dreadlocks. Sense of “Rastafarian person” by synecdoche.

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Forms

plural: dreads

Synonyms

2 synonyms
dreadlockslocks

Word family

2 related words
Deriveddreadtalkdready

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dreadfulB2dreadfullydreadlockdreamA1dreamer

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