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Afro, a. and n. colloq. (orig. U.S.).|ˈæfrəʊ|
[f. the combining form Afro-.]
A. adj. African; Afro-American.
a. Applied to a naturally bushy, short-curled style of hair worn by some Blacks and to frizzed hairstyles in imitation of this.
1938C. Himes Pork Chop Paradise in Black on Black (1973) 174 Platinum blond hair puffed up atop her head in an Afro plume. 1966T. Pynchon in N.Y. Times Mag. 12 June 82 The same goes for boys who like to wear..Afro haircuts. 1969A. Young in A. Chapman New Black Voices (1972) 367 You need real color..nappy snaggly afro hair. 1971Sunday Nation (Nairobi) 11 Apr. 6/2 Tiny transistor tape-recorders which the girls used to carry in their gigantic Afro-wigs. 1975D. Lodge Changing Places v. 176 Negroes with Afro haircuts like mushroom clouds. 1984N.Y. Times 3 Sept. i. 11/1 A comb used for Afro haircuts.
b. More generally, esp. with reference to styles of music, clothing, etc.
1968N.Y. Times 24 May 30/1 The huts proclaim ‘Love Yes, Love Now’,..‘Afro Ballroom’, ‘Leo's Casino’, [etc.]. 1969Sunday Times (Colour Suppl.) 9 Mar. 40/1 In clothes, Afro styling seems to be taking hold among blacks all over New York. 1970A. D. Miller in A. Chapman New Black Voices (1972) 539 Few..will doubt that the American sense of music is of Afro origin. 1971Community (E. Afr. Community) Apr. 6/1 The air hostesses will be provided with aprons—an attractive afro design in two colours (beige and brown). 1984Washington Post 6 Sept. b11 America's last great regional rock tradition—a jubilant party mix of the best Afro, Latin, Caribbean and Anglo spirits—faces extinction.
c. In Comb., as Afro-haired, Afro-wigged adjs.
1976A. Schroeder Shaking it Rough xvii. 52 The *Afro-haired man steps back to the corner of the cell and sits down.
1973Black World Jan. 55/1 He could see the dimples in the knees of the *Afro-wigged sales girl.
B. n.
a. An English or American person of African descent, a Black.
1942Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §385/14 Negro, Afro, black bean, [etc.]. 1970A. D. Miller in A. Chapman New Black Voices (1972) 539 The writing aimed at the heart and life of the country [sc. the U.S.A.] is coming increasingly from Afros. 1972Observer 13 Aug. 7/2 The ‘Afros’ wear clenched-fist or Angela Davis badges. 1974Black World June 23/1, I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out that Afros have a larger percentage of people with these psi abilities than other groups.
b. The name of an Afro-Cuban (esp. salsa) dance or its music. rare.
1956M. W. Stearns Story of Jazz xix. 248 The clavé rhythm..occurs in practically all Cuban music including the Afro, the Bolero, the Guaracha,..and so on. 1958[see guaracha].
c. (Occas. afro.) An Afro hairstyle. Also transf. and fig.
1970C. Major Dict. Afro-Amer. Slang 19 Afro, ‘natural’ hair style..long..woolly. 1971B. Malamud Tenants 221 A black man with a thick full beard, wearing a spiky Afro like a dangerous plant on his head. 1974K. Millett Flying (1975) ii. 194 Lila..has been to the hairdresser and got herself a Jewish afro. 1977New Yorker 1 Aug. 13/2 When it's over I look out my window at the Afros of haze that the traffic has left around the street lights. 1984Washington Post 19 Aug. k1/3 A young architect with..the biggest Afro this side of the Niger river.
▸ Afrobeat n. (also with lower-case initial) a style of popular music incorporating elements of African music and jazz, soul, and funk.
The term and musical style were first popularized by Nigerian pop musician Fela Anikulapo-Kuti (1938–97).
1971Times 30 Sept. p. vii/4 The latest craze is called *Afro-beat and was brought from Nigeria by a young man called Fella [sic] Ransome-Kuti. 1995Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 7 July 54 Femi Kuti fronts a powerful amalgam of James Brown-style funk and Nigerian roots dubbed Afrobeat. 2002P. McAuley Whole Wide World (2003) ii. 23 We grooved on afrobeat, jazz soul, and funk, nerved each other to chat up impossibly glamorous girls.
▸ Afro pick n. U.S. colloq. a narrow comb with long, heavy teeth, used esp. to comb an Afro hairstyle.
1971Daily Times News (Burlington, N. Carolina) 10 Aug. 8 a/1 To set it, place pin curls at random, then shape all over with an *Afro pick. 2002New Yorker 25 Nov. 86/1 Everyone raked their globes of hair with black-fisted Afro picks, then left them stuck there like javelins.
▸ Afropop n. African pop music; freq. attrib.
1980Sounds (Electronic ed.) 8 Nov. The *Afro-pop beat just sort of happens,..just slinking and pulsating and grooving along like all good funk should. 1992Down Beat Feb. 36/2 The music's vital essence cuts through the sugarcoating, but Afropop, inspired by salsa, soul, and calypso, is readily accessible straight-up. 2004Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 26 June l4 Fans..of Senegal's Youssou N'Dour love his fearless Afropop, whether the pop half of the equation is hip-hop or doo-wop.
▸ Afroed adj. (also Afro'd and with lower-case initial) designating a person with an Afro hairstyle.
1969Washington Post 31 July c3 Diane Toliver, *Afroed and strikingly pretty. 1995Mojo Jan. 29/1 An afro'd rock god. |