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be as bald as a coot

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be as bald as a coot

To be totally bald. My father had long hair as a teen, but now he's as bald as a coot.

See also: bald, coot

be as bald as a coot

  (humorous)

to be completely bald (= having no hair on your head)

Usage notes: A coot is a small, dark grey bird with a circle of white feathers on its head.

Then he took off his hat and he was as bald as a coot.

See also: bald, coot