Don’t Be Like Giuliana Rancic: 11 Assumptions People Make About Those Who Wear Locs That Don’t Make Sense
That Everyone Is Going To Be Okay With You Calling Them “Dreadlocks”
I had to learn this myself, but until you get the green-light, just stick with referring to the style as ‘locs’ (or locks). Some people aren’t fond of the term “dreadlocks” because they see it as a negative term associated with being “dreadful.” But as I said, if you ask, you’ll find that many have no problem with you referring to them as dreadlocks or just “dreads.”