mullet

mul·let | \ ˈmə-lət

plural mullet or mullets

Definition of mullet

1 : any of a family (Mugilidae) of chiefly marine bony fishes with an elongate rather stout body — compare goatfish, red mullet

2 [perhaps short for mullethead blockhead] : a hairstyle in which the hair is short on the sides and top and long at the back

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Recent Examples on the Web Whenever my parents got married, my dad had a mullet. — Washington Post, "How to get a mullet, and popping career, like Morgan Wallen," 29 Aug. 2019 While answering a question about his mullet during his senior season with the Hurricanes, Gauthier told reporters that a bald eagle cut it with its talons. — Nick Kelly, BostonGlobe.com, "Patriots undrafted player nuggets," 30 July 2019 From Joan Jett's '80s mullet to Katy Perry's grills, the VMAs has historically been a high-profile moment for stars to take real risks without consequence. — Glamour, "60 Photos of VMAs Hair Through the Decades That Are Just Too Damn Good," 26 Aug. 2019 Saved by the Bell is making a comeback — and Mario Lopez‘s iconic mullet may very well be getting a reboot of its own. — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, "Mario Lopez Says He 'Might Be Bringing Back the Mullet' for the Saved by the Bell Reboot," 17 Sep. 2019 Live croakers or mullet are a sure thing but big jigs and swimbaits also do the job for these fish, which average 20 pounds and up. — Frank Sargeant, al, "Friday Fishing Report: How heat wave is affecting the bass bite," 13 Sep. 2019 Beetlejuice mullet in How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2018) YouTube screengrab Kidman plays a rockstar alien in this adaptation of the Neil Gaiman story of the same name. — Sangeeta Singh-kurtz, Quartzy, "A brief history of Nicole Kidman’s iconic wigs," 22 Aug. 2019 All those years ago, Coppola felt pressure to prove himself, the 31-year-old with the hockey mullet doing a start-up newscast in a market full of old pros. — Dom Amore, courant.com, "Dom Amore: After 30 years at Fox61, Rich Coppola exhales and looks to write the next chapter," 2 Sep. 2019 Bluegill, mullet, gar and minnows are some of the spring’s underwater inhabitants. — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, "Ichetucknee Springs provides visitors a 3-hour natural lazy river tube run," 13 Aug. 2019

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mullet

noun

English Language Learners Definition of mullet

: a type of fish that lives in the ocean and is often eaten as food

: a hairstyle in which the hair is short on the top and sides and long in the back

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mullet

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mul·let | \ ˈmə-lət

Kids Definition of mullet

: any of various chiefly saltwater fishes some mostly gray ( gray mullets ) and others red or golden ( red mullets ) that are often used as food

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