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natural
noun- a hairstyle embraced largely by black people, featuring longer, unprocessed, unparted hair US, 1969
- [S]ome with fluffy naturals like my sister Angie, some with silky naturals like my sister Betty. — George Jackson, Soledad Brother, p. 313, June 1970
- Her once scrawny frame was all softness and curves, and she looked like an African princess, with her hair in a then uncommon Natural. — Iceberg Slim (Robert Beck), The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim, p. 83, 1971
- And take those two dudes with the naturals along with you, — Joseph Wambaugh, The Blue Knight, p. 67, 1973
- Wilson looked up at the tall man wearing the large shades that hid his eyes and the wide-brimmed hat that covered his natural. — Joseph Nazel, Black Cop, p. 37, 1974
- in craps, a winning roll of seven on the first toss US
- — Frank Garcia, Marked Cards and Loaded Dice, p. 263, 1962
- Seven-Up soda US
An allusion to the game of craps, where a seven is a “natural”. - — American Speech, p. 63, February 1967: “Soda-fountain, restaurant and tavern calls”
- in pool, a shot that cannot be missed or a game that cannot be lost US
- — Steve Rushin, Pool Cool, p. 21, 1990
- a conventional (as opposed to countercultural) person UK
Used by beatniks, and then hippies; generally in the plural. - — Observer, 3 December 1967
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