A fork of Rural Dictionary
Deaf with a big "D" includes any hearing impaired individual that belongs to the Deaf community and primarily use ASL (American Sign Language).
Missy was hard-of-hearing but thought of herself as part of the Deaf community.
A description unique to Perry County, Pennsylvania describing a nut (such as a hickory nut, walnut, etc.) that is empty; I.e. “meatless.”
I gathered a bucket of hickory nuts out in the woods yesterday and when I cracked them open, half of them were deaf.
Characterized by not having the ability to hear.
1.She is deaf.
2.He is deaf.