pilgarlic

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/pɪlˈɡɑːlɪk/

noun

A bald-headed person.

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Meanings

nounpilgarlic (plural pilgarlics)

plural pilgarlics · alternative pilgarlick

  1. archaicA bald-headed person.

    Dad turned to Haley, the pliant daughter. “He's a very lanky pumpkin,” he said. “And he's a pilgarlic.”

    2010, Courtney Sheinmel, Sincerely, page 35
  2. archaicA pitiable or foolish person.

Origin

From pilled/peeled + garlic.

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Translations

Finnish polo, poloinen
  • polopitiable or foolish person
  • poloinenpitiable or foolish person
Russian бедолага
  • бедолага (bedolaga)pitiable or foolish person
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“pilgarlic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilgarlic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pilgarlic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilgarlic.

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