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[WI] L. Barrett Soul-Force 188: They are known as ‘clippies.’ These are the young men from the middle-class section who are attracted to the movement through frustration, yet are not ready fully to identify with it. They clip their hair and shave their beards but wear some identifying symbols. [...] These ‘clippies’ are held in derision by the older Rastafarians, who accuse them of conforming with ‘Babylon’ to avoid the accusations of men.
at clippie, n.2
[WI] L. Barrett Soul-Force 189: The locksmen wear their beards and hair natural; secondly, there are the combsome who comb their hair and beards.
at combsome, n.
[WI] L. Barrett Soul-Force 195: The cult’s day-to-day operations; collecting dues, introducing new members and planning for a future ‘grounation’ or dance.
at grounation, n.
[WI] L. Barrett Soul-Force 162: The brethren took on the fierce appearance that is now common among ‘locksmen’.
at locksman (n.) under locks, n.1
[WI] L. Barrett Soul-Force 190: Rastafarians sometimes refer to ganja as the ‘herb’ or ‘wisdom seed.’ Their tradition says the weed was found originally growing on the grave of King Solomon; hence the name ‘wisdom weed.’ A Rastafarian claims that smoking the ‘herb’ or the ‘weed’ gives him wisdom.
at wisdom-weed, n.
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