Sep 13, 2017 16:42
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conk
English to Polish
Art/Literary
Slang
general
"the conk" was a nickname for the chemically-straightened hair worn by some African-Americans
Proposed translations
(Polish)
| 2 | włosy afro wyprostowane / wyprostowane afro |
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Proposed translations
14 mins
włosy afro wyprostowane / wyprostowane afro
włosy afro wyprostowane / wyprostowane afro
https://www.google.pl/search?source=hp&q=włosy afro wyprosto...
https://www.google.pl/search?source=hp&q=włosy afro wyprosto...
Reference comments
28 mins
Reference:
Raczej bym zostawił conk
https://books.google.pl/books?id=_ps6BgAAQBAJ&pg=PT56&lpg=PT...
Dodatkowo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conk (i po szwedzku jest tak samo)
+ zdjęcia w google
Dodatkowo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conk (i po szwedzku jest tak samo)
+ zdjęcia w google
6 hrs
Reference:
The conk (derived from congolene, a hair straightener gel made from lye)
The conk (derived from congolene, a hair straightener gel made from lye) was a hairstyle popular among African-American men from the 1920s to the 1960s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conk
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The name conk is derived from congolene. Congolene is a gel-like substance that was made from potatoes, eggs and lye. Lye is very corrosive so it had to be washed out quickly and hairdressers also had to wear protective gloves while applying congolene. This chemical relaxer, which was sometimes nothing more than pure lye) - http://www.jazma.com/black-hair-history
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Note added at 7 hrs (2017-09-14 00:21:33 GMT)
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"Conked" is a pronunciation of "conged" — from "Congo," as in the hair processing preparation "congolene.") - https://goo.gl/vk2QxS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conk
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The name conk is derived from congolene. Congolene is a gel-like substance that was made from potatoes, eggs and lye. Lye is very corrosive so it had to be washed out quickly and hairdressers also had to wear protective gloves while applying congolene. This chemical relaxer, which was sometimes nothing more than pure lye) - http://www.jazma.com/black-hair-history
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Note added at 7 hrs (2017-09-14 00:21:33 GMT)
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"Conked" is a pronunciation of "conged" — from "Congo," as in the hair processing preparation "congolene.") - https://goo.gl/vk2QxS
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