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- From: ap290@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ruth M. Hanschka)
- Newsgroups: bit.listserv.words-l
- Subject: Re: Nappy
- Date: 26 Dec 1992 04:56:13 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- In a previous article, torkel@SICS.SE () says:
-
- > No, not that kind. What does "nappy" mean in the following description:
- >
- >
- > ...he [an "enormous demented Negro"] still had lumps the size of
- > birds' eggs on his nappy head.
- >
- No problem. Just think of a worn-out Brillo pad. Or don't you have those?
- It's a pad of steel wool, all twisted and knotted; they're used to scrub
- pots and pans. It's a description of very tightly curled hair, so curly
- it's *very* difficult to comb. I say worn-out because when they're old,
- they get lumpy.:-)
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