follow-me-lad

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

follow-me-lad (plural follow-me-lads)

  1. (obsolete) A curl of a young woman's hair arranged to trail over her shoulder.
  2. (obsolete) A ribbon dangling behind a young woman's bonnet.

References[edit]

  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary