Goldilocks& the 3hairs

n.

Heard in Dublin

A man going bald, especially with only a few remaining strands of hair on the forehead.

Here there's goldilocks & the three hairs

Posh English

Observe the gentleman approaching, whose scalp resembles a sparse crown of vegetation.

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