baldie

plural baldies · alternative baldy

1. derogatoryinformaloftenSomebody who is bald.

   Synonyms: baldhead, baldy, Baldilocks, baldpate, chrome dome, cue ball, follicly challenged, egghead

2. slangbiologyA bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus).

   They are almost always accompanied by immature bald eagles that, although about the same size as a mature baldie, have a darkened head and mottled feathers.

   2010, Bruce Squiers, “Winter's Majesty”, in Marty Becker, Gina Spadafori, Mikkel Becker Shannon, editors, The Ultimate Bird Lover: Stories and Advice on Our Feathered Friends at Home and in the Wild, Health Communications, Inc., →ISBN, page 161

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   The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States. Plus the bird is endangered. So, yeah, I'd probably have a problem with sitting down to a plate of baldie for dinner.

   1999 August 15, Staca Hiatt, “Re: Anyone ever tried emu?”, in alt.support.diet.low-fat (Usenet)

3. slangThe baldchin groper (Choerodon rubescens).

   "Baldies. Baldchin gropers. Tastiest fish I've caught this week," I replied.

   2019, Demelza Carlton, Ocean's Widow