afro

noun

1. A hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.

   “sheʼd been unmissable sitting in the front row of the lecture theatre with a crazy-ass afro and stunning face”

2. A person of African ancestry.

   “The Ghanaian government employed several Afros, as many of the expatriates called themselves, downplaying their Americanness, in ideological and infrastructure-building occupations.”

   “At the height of the American civil rights agitation, a number of members of the Black Panther movement moved to Tanzania, and lived outside Arusha where they formed a community, calling themselves ‘’Afros.’’”

   “Afrodescendants (or simply Afros) are the descendants of Africans who were dispersed.”

3. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of afro.