Hair distinctive to some Africans and Americans of African descent. If taken care of properly, it is very beautiful, thick, and soft. And people actually DO washnatural, nappy hair.
She is so brave to wear her nappy hair, unlike all those girls with jacked-up weave.
1. (n) (Originally) British word for diaper, derived from the word "napkin."
2. (adj) (Slightly newer colloquialism) Tightly coiled, natural and unaltered hair, commonly associated with those of African American descent who do not alter their hair chemistry.
3. (n) (Silly language) A kiddie way of saying "nap," and will often be used in the singular (nappy) or plural (nappies) interchangeably, often ignoring proper grammar rules.
The BDSM Master stroked his babygirl's beautiful nappy hair after fastening her adult sized nappy, asking her, "is my babygirl ready for nappies?"
A word used by some children to explain how they are feeling without using more accepted terms -- instead this meaning-neutral word conveys the speakers emotional state based on the pace, intonation and volume of the spoken word "nappy"