Definition of an afro

afro    

noun

• any large hair style.

  Check out that guy's afro.

  • See more words with the same meaning: hair, facial hair.

  Last edited on Mar 20 1998. Submitted by Anonymous from Houston, TX, USA on Mar 20 1998.

• a large, almost spherical hair style generally attributed to people of African descent. Often abbreviated "fro."
  • See more words with the same meaning: hair, facial hair.

  Last edited on Oct 01 2001. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 01 2001.

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Other terms relating to 'hair, facial hair':
fashy	Definitions include: a haircut sometimes associated with fascists, members of the "alt-right", and Nazis.
fringe	Definitions include: Bangs, the hair that hangs over your forehead
FRO	Definitions include: afro.
soul patch	Definitions include: facial hair between the bottom lip and the chin; "flavor-saver".
Alabama mudflap	Definitions include: a mullet.
pineapple	Definitions include: genitalia.
aviation blonde	Definitions include: a girl who has dyed her hair blonde.
mo	Definitions include: "moment".
bottle blonde	Definitions include: a person who dyes their hair blonde.
Missouri Compromise	Definitions include: a mullet.
c*ck tickler	Definitions include: a beard or mustache, but usually a mustache.
helmet	Definitions include: a haircut or hair style.
locks	Definitions include: dreadlocks.
flavor-saver	Definitions include: a patch of hair between the bottom lip and the chin; "soul patch".
five o'clock shadow	Definitions include: the darkening of mens' faces late in the day due to hair growth after prior shaving.
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Other terms relating to 'afro':
ball fro	Definitions include: pubic hair that is kept in a style that compares to a microphone head.

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