noun
loc
noun
1
A dreadlock.
"She had been growing her locs for over five years."
verb
1
To style hair into dreadlocks.
"He decided to loc his hair for the first time this summer."
How to Use Loc
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA shortened, everyday term for a single dreadlock, or the act of forming hair into dreadlocks.
Word Forms
loced past tense, LoCced past tense, locs plural, locs singular, LoCs singular
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Etymology
A clipped form of "dreadlock".