/méynji hed/ [cf. OED mangy having the mange, from the loss of hair caused by this disease, perhaps influenced by Common Bantu *-pánjà baldness, e.g. Shona mhánzá idem (Carter p.c.)] adj. (of older men) bald: Was one mangy-head old man sitting to the gate (Nassau). = BALL-HEAD, BALL-PLATED, SHINE-HEAD (Black)