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fairy head 

a bald fellow, or a fellow who is content to forgo a hat in cold weather. So called because such fellows are regarded as looking gay.
Detective Theo Kojak is quite the fairy head!
Jim, Jamie, Matt, Matt, Robert, Kenny, Kevin, Harun, Hayden, Harvey, Hamilton, Harold, Jake, Jason, Fargo, Theo, Lincoln, Herman, Tom, David, and Greg are all fairy heads; they are all content to forgo hats in cold weather, no matter how cold it is.
fairy head by JMC70 February 26, 2022

Fair head for cawl

The phrase is used in reference to a person who has a vegetable shaped head, deemed displeasing to the eye. It is also used for those seen to have a bad hair style.

It derives from the use of the term “swede” – slang for head – and, as swede is one of the main ingredients of the traditional welsh broth called Cawl, the phrase became a popular put-down.

It is believed to originate from the Cefncaeau area of Llanelli in South Wales, and was commonly used among the town's young population as a derogatory term during the 1990s.
Jesus, she is ugly! Look at the swede on her... that’s a fair head for cawl!

Oh my God, look at this munter over by 'yer - fair head for cawl.
Fair head for cawl by big.m.uk October 29, 2011