crew cut

noun

: a very short haircut usually for men or boys in which the hair resembles the bristle surface of a brush

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At 34, Fedorov is one of the youngest members of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s war council, a square-jawed fitness enthusiast who likes to wear a black baseball cap over his crew cut. Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025 Prior to his drastic hair transformation, Sutter embraced his graying roots and a long crew cut. Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025 So here’s this lunatic with a crew cut. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025 Bar, who sports a crew cut and gray stubble, started his military career as a fighter in the Sayeret Matkal, Israel's counterterrorism agency, participating in numerous covert operations. Yaakov Katz, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crew cut

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of crew cut was in 1937

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“Crew cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crew%20cut. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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crew cut

noun
: a very short haircut in which the hair resembles the surface of a brush

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