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bald as a coot

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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

*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