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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A rounded, thick, tightly curled hairstyle.
  • adjective African in style or origin.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Probably short for Afro-American.]

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