Thanks to Amo for submitting this excellent word! I asked both Amo and my father to supply sample sentences, and both delivered!
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Pilgarlic
Pronunciation: pil-'gär-lik
Function: noun
Etymology: pilled garlic
1 a : a bald head b : a bald-headed man
2 : a man looked upon with humorous contempt or mock pity
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Amo's example: "Howie Mandel is the creepiest of pilgarlics whose success continues to baffle me and whose pointy pate persists in rankling me."
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My father's example: "Oh yes, we used to see poor, bald Elmer van Tassel every Monday night at the opera. He'd arrive alone, sit alone, pace up and down alone at the intermissions, then leave alone, poor pilgarlic. Such a forlorn figure."
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Howie Mandel, pilgarlic:
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