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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So here’s this lunatic with a crew cut.
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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
But the appointment with the angular young man wearing a fresh crew cut was not just any meeting.
—Kevin Johnson, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
In the early days, most Chiefs players kept their hair short and tidy, with crew cuts and buzz cuts dominating the field.
—Monty Davis, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025
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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
But the appointment with the angular young man wearing a fresh crew cut was not just any meeting.
—Kevin Johnson, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
In the early days, most Chiefs players kept their hair short and tidy, with crew cuts and buzz cuts dominating the field.
—Monty Davis, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crew cut
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“Crew cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crew%20cut. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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