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Afro

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Af·ro  (fr)
n. pl. Af·ros
A rounded, thick, tightly curled hair style.
adj.
African in style or origin.

[Probably short for Afro-American.]

Afro
Noun
pl -ros a frizzy bushy hairstyle
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.AfroAfro - a rounded thickly curled hairdo
coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)

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One hears it in elevators, on television, in restaurants; white European hip-hoppers frequent Afro boutiques for the latest black fashions, and then shop the CD and DVD stores that have blossomed over the past decade for new rap and video offerings.
In addition, the psychoanalytic concept of resistance may hinder counselors working with Afro American youth as they mistake the child's appropriate preliminary mistrust as a refusal on the client's part to truly work in therapy or as indicative of psychic conflict (Corey).
The already-tall Ventress, made even taller by white patent-leather platform shoes, wore a '70s-style, long-sleeve, button-up shirt and a massive Afro wig.
 
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