dread
1. adjective
1
difficult, hard, impossible; used to ascribe negative qualities to any situation. West Indian and UK black UK, 1977.
2
frightening UK, 1996
2. noun
1
a Rastafarian. From the distinctive dreadlocks hairstyle worn by Rastasfarians JAMAICA, 1976.
2
a black person. From the previous sense; prison usage UK, 1996