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bald
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*bald as a coot and *bald as a baby's backside
completely bald. (*Also: as ~.) If Tom's hair keeps receding like that, he'll be bald as a coot by the time he's thirty. Fred: Now, I'll admit my hair is thinning a little on the top, butJane: Thinning? You're not thinning, you're as bald as a baby's backside!
See also: coot

be as bald as a coot  (humorous)
to be completely bald (= having no hair on your head)
Usage notes: A coot is a small, dark grey bird with a circle of white feathers on its head.
Then he took off his hat and he was as bald as a coot.
See also: coot


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