Meanings
plural halfros
- humorousslangAn afro hairstyle that only covers half the head or is otherwise of below average size.
He met us at the door with this big 'fro, or half an afro, halfro—he slept on his right side evidently.
2007, Richard Peabody, Kiss the Sky: Fiction & Poetry Starring Jimi Hendrix, Paycock Press, →ISBN, page 1492 more examples
But I think the pitchman’s Art Garfunkel-esque halfro is more offensive, since it looks different in nearly every frame.
2007 June 25, Tim Nudd, “Nothing says style quite like Members Only”, in AdweekOne had a halfro and a Kobe Bryant Jersey that appeared to be unaccompanied by pants, toddler-sized Nikes peaked out from the bottom.
2013, Matthew T. Bell, “Earth Drum”, in The Elderly Kids: Short Stories, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 21
Origin
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