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Boosie fade
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Etymology
Coined in reference to rapper Boosie Badazz + en fade type of haircut.
Noun
Boosie fade
A specific type of high, bald fade haircut, featuring very short or shaved sides and back that blend into a longer top, creating a sharp, edgy contrast with crisp lines.
en 2008 Supreme Understanding How to Hustle and Win A Survival Guide for the Ghetto, Part 1 https://www.google.com/books/edition/How_to_Hustle_and_Win/ga9YDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Boosie+Fade%22+hair&pg=PT97&printsec=frontcover Here’s a list of things that people do in public to let people know they’re crying to be heard and dying to be seen. … You wear a James Brown perm, blonde dreads, multi-colored hair, or a “Boosie fade” (and you’re not Lil’ Boosie).
en 2012 Lowery, Laketta Her World of Darkness and Pain Bullying and Self-Esteem 13 He was every girl’s dream boyfriend. He kept his hair cut in a low top Lil’ Boosie fade.
en 2021 Pittman, Raynesha Kismet 3 When a Man's Fed Up 78 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Kismet_3/NkZLEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Boosie+Fade%22+hair&pg=PA78&printsec=frontcover He had a high-top fade like everybody was wearing in Nashville. They called it a “Boosie fade” after the Baton Rouge rapper Little Boosie. Most [...] rocking the haircut needed to kill themselves for walking around looking whack, but his fitted him.
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