Boosie fade

noun

A specific type of high, bald fade haircut, featuring very short or shaved sides and back that blend into a longer top, creating a sharp, edgy contrast with crisp lines.

Meanings

Boosie fade1

nounBoosie fade (plural Boosie fades)

plural Boosie fades

  1. A specific type of high, bald fade haircut, featuring very short or shaved sides and back that blend into a longer top, creating a sharp, edgy contrast with crisp lines.

    He was every girl’s dream boyfriend. He kept his hair cut in a low top Lil’ Boosie fade.

    2012, Lowery, Laketta, Her World of Darkness and Pain Bullying and Self-Esteem, page 13
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    Here’s a list of things that people do in public to let people know they’re crying to be heard and dying to be seen. … You wear a James Brown perm, blonde dreads, multi-colored hair, or a “Boosie fade” (and you’re not Lil’ Boosie).

    2008, Supreme Understanding, How to Hustle and Win A Survival Guide for the Ghetto, Part 1

    He had a high-top fade like everybody was wearing in Nashville. They called it a “Boosie fade” after the Baton Rouge rapper Little Boosie. Most [...] rocking the haircut needed to kill themselves for walking around looking whack, but his fitted him.

    2021, Pittman, Raynesha, Kismet 3 When a Man's Fed Up, page 78

Boosie Fade2

proper nounthe Boosie Fade (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Boosie fade.

Origin

Coined in reference to rapper Boosie Badazz + fade (“type of haircut”).

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APA

Boosie fade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boosie%20fade

MLA

“Boosie fade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boosie%20fade. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Boosie fade,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boosie%20fade.

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