faux-hawk

noun

ˈfō-ˌhȯk 

variants or less commonly faux hawk or fauxhawk

plural faux-hawks also faux hawks or fauxhawks

: a hairstyle resembling a Mohawk (see mohawk entry 1 sense 3) in having a central ridge of upright hair but with the sides gathered or slicked upward or back instead of shaved

… a brand-new photo from a shoot in which she's wearing a makeshift mohawk. A faux-hawk, if you will.

—Kaleigh Fasanella

His hair is more of a fauxhawk now, long all over but gelled up into bleached-blond spikes at the top.

—Billy Haisley

also : a hairstyle with a wider area of upright hair than a Mohawk and with the sides and often the back shaved or closely cropped

"… I love the faux-hawk, I love the fade … up to the messy hair. … "

—Sergio Morales

Three-time Grammy winner Gwen Stefani gave her boyfriend Blake Shelton a trim … . The 50-year-old pop diva used clippers to cut the sides of his head, which wound up looking more like a faux-hawk than the … mullet she originally attempted …

—Cassie Carpenter

The faux hawk is a subdued version of the authority-challenging mohawk but without the shaved sides and neon colors. … The cut is important because the middle is left longer so that the hair can be pushed up to create the faux-hawk look.

—Daniel J. Vargas

Examples of faux-hawk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That was all Stephen, as was Rih’s faux-hawk swoop in 2009. —Christine Werthman, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024

Hairstylist Adir Abergel, who frequently works with the actor and crafted her faux-hawk for the 2024 Golden Globes, was behind the half-and-half style. —Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Jan. 2024

Of course, Pugh's beauty game was similarly daring; her quirky faux-hawk adding some lovely edge to the ensemble as well. —Christian Allaire, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2024

Word History

Etymology

blend of faux and mohawk

First Known Use

2000, in the meaning defined above