"old head" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: old heads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} old head (plural old heads)
  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) An older male gangsta or thug, especially one who is no longer active; an older black man with street cred. Tags: slang
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