Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loc'd

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: loc'd
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Styled into dreadlocks; wearing dreadlocks.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The common misconception is that women who wear their hair natural or loc’d can just get up, shake it and go. […] One of my personal favorite videos belong to Chescalocs. […] Although her hair is loc’d as well, she offers up fantabulous ideas for naturalitas."
"Back then, I was left with a 'loc-ed bob. This time, it looked like Victor Frankenstein had time-traveled to the 21st century and decided to do hair. […] I wanted to be "'loc'ed for life," as a friend of mine put it. Now, my hair could grow back thicker than 1970s shag carpet and I'll still opt for close-cropped, easy-to-maintain hair."
"Locs are a low-maintenance protective style. […] This style is also popular for men, and celebrities such as Lenny Kravitz, Lil Wayne, Chris Bosh, J. Cole, and Stevie Wonder have loc'd hair."

Etymology

From loc (“dreadlock”) + -ed.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

loc'ed (alternative) loc-ed (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

afroed

Synonyms

dreadlocked

Questions

What does loc'd mean?: Styled into dreadlocks; wearing dreadlocks.
Where does loc'd come from?: From loc (“dreadlock”) + -ed.

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