bald as a coot

Totally bald. My father had long hair as a teen, but now he's bald as a coot.

See also: bald, coot

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*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, but—Jane: Thinning? You're not thinning, you're as bald as a baby's backside!

See also: bald, coot

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

as bald as a coot

completely bald.

The coot (Fulica atra) has a broad white shield extending up from the base of its bill. The history of the word bald is somewhat obscure, but analogies with other northern European languages suggest a connection with the idea of ‘having a white patch or streak’.

See also: bald, coot

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

(as) bald as a ˈcoot

having no hair on your head at all: Why did you buy him a hairbrush? He’s as bald as a coot!

A coot is a black bird with a white patch on its forehead that lives on or near water.

See also: bald, coot

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

as bald as a coot
be as bald as a coot
coot
(as) bald as a baby's backside
bald
backside
bald as a coot/billiard ball
bald-headed hermit
bald-headed mouse
on someone's

References in periodicals archive

Blokes tend to fall into one of two categories - those who don't give a hoot about being bald as a coot and those who shed a tear for every falling follicle.

Kaye Adams: Cricket on the radio

According to Duncan Smith, the PM's barnet looks like "teased Weetabix" and he, too, will soon be bald as a coot.

RECORD VIEW: Tory's bad hair day

FIVE foot five and bald as a coot, TV magician Paul Daniels may seem an unlikely sex symbol.

Magic wand, Paul? 'SEX SYMBOL' DANIELS: I'VE BEDDED 300 WOMEN

"In fact, I find that women don't seem to mind you being bald, and if you have good self-confidence it doesn't matter if you are as bald as a coot."

Bald pride; Losing your hair isn't the end of the world

Q WheRe does the expression "bald as a coot" come from?

Question Time; your letters

Another couple of years and he'll be bald as a coot.

CLIP THAT WORLD CUP FOOTAGE

And screen stars Bruce Willis, Star Trek's Patrick Stewart and 007 heartthrob Sean Connery are all as bald as a coot.

TOP SMOOTH OPERATORS.

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