mullet

noun

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

Examples of mullet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Maddencruiser, like a mullet, was the perfect combination of fun and business. — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Dec. 2021 Kun, a lanky fellow sporting a hipster mullet, has in turn recruited his chubby, good-natured but even more shambolic best friend Tong (Tong Linkai) as his boom operator. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 28 Dec. 2021 And Ewers has drawn comparisons to pro quarterbacks such as Patrick Mahomes, Matt Stafford and Phillip Rivers, all while sporting a bleach-blonde mullet that’s become his signature look. — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Dec. 2021 With supreme athletic gifts and a bleach-blond mullet, Ewers was the country’s top high-school quarterback by a resounding consensus. — Laine Higgins, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2021 The octopus haircut is a mix between the shaggy and mullet styles, and is characterized by having a lot of volume on the top and a lot of layers throughout the hair. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 7 Jan. 2022 High scores all around for the attempt and the tremendous mullet. — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 22 Nov. 2021 The mullet probably won’t make it to the season, perhaps not even Thursday’s night exhibition game against St. Martin’s at 7 p.m. in Gill Coliseum. — oregonlive, 4 Nov. 2021 RiRi donned one of 2021's most popular haircuts — the mullet — on both the cover and for its pages. — Sara Miranda, Allure, 10 Sep. 2021

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