ballhead n.
1. (UK black) a bald person, thus ball-headed.
Lead With Your Left (1958) 75: The baldy driver asked, ‘Young to be a cop, aren’t you?’ [...] a couple of blocks later this billiard ball-head stops the bus to call over a beefy beat patrolman. | ||
Onionhead (1958) 66: ‘One t’ing I can’t stand it’s a ball-headed college boy’. | ||
(con. 1981) East of Acre Lane 232: He’s slowly goin’ a ball ’ead. |
2. (N.Z./Maori) an outsider.
Press (Christchurch) 14 Feb. 19: Ballhead: derogatory term used by one Maori to another, meaning ‘Pakeha.’ [DNZE]. | ||
Staunch 19: A bald’ead an outsider whom the Mob go to great lengths to be different from. |