Ducktails

/ˈdʌkˌteɪlz/ noun

Definition

Plural form of ducktail; multiple instances or people sporting ducktail hairstyles.

Etymology

Regular English pluralization of 'ducktail' by adding the suffix '-s'. Emerged in the 1950s alongside the singular form as the hairstyle became widespread.

Kelly Says

The plural 'ducktails' appears frequently in 1950s literature and film as a collective term for rebellious youth culture, making it a linguistic marker of a specific generation and their distinctive aesthetic choices.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ባት ጅራት
bat jirat
ARالعربية
ذيول البط
thiyul al-baṭ
BNবাংলা
হাঁসের লেজ
hanser lej
CACatalà
cues d'ànecs
KWEH-s dah-NEHKS
CSČeština
kaččí ocasy
KAH-chee OH-tsah-see
DADansk
andehaler
AHN-deh-hah-lehr
DEDeutsch
Entenschwänze
ENT-en-shvahn-tseh
ELΕλληνικά
ούρες χήνας
OO-rehs kee-NAH-s
ESEspañol
colas de pato
KOH-lahs deh PAH-toh
FAفارسی
دم اردک
dam ordek
FISuomi
sorsanhännät
SOR-sah-hah-nat
FRFrançais
queues de canards
KAY-oo deh kahn-AR
GUGU
બતકની પૂંછ
batkni punchh
HAHA
wutsiya
WOO-tsee-yah
HEעברית
זנבות ברווז
znavot bervaz
HIहिन्दी
बतख पूंछ
batkh poonchh
HUMagyar
kacsafarkak
KAH-chah-far-kahk
IDBahasa Indonesia
ekor bebek
EH-kor BEH-behk
IGIG
isi ọdụ
ee-SEE oh-doo
ITItaliano
code dei paperi
KOH-deh DEH-yeh pah-PEH-ree
KKKK
өрдеулік құйрық
or-deu-leek KOO-yryk
KMKM
ចុងអណ្តើក
choong an-deuk
MRMR
बटक्यांची शेपटी
batkyanchi shepti
MSBahasa Melayu
ekor itik
EH-kor EE-tehk
MYမြန်မာ
ဘဲမှတ်
be hmat
NLNederlands
eendenstaarten
AYN-den-stah-ten
NONorsk
endehaler
EH-n-deh-hah-lehr
PAPA
ਬਤਖਾਂ ਦੀ ਪੂਛ
batkhan di poochh
PLPolski
ogony kaczek
oh-GOH-nee KAH-chehk
PTPortuguês
caudas de pato
KOW-dahs deh PAH-toh
RORomână
cozi de rațe
KOH-tsee deh RAH-tseh
RUРусский
хвосты уток
khvosty utok
SVSvenska
andstjärtar
AHN-styahrt-ar
SWKiswahili
mkia wa bata
m-KEE-ah wah BAH-tah
TAதமிழ்
வாத்துக் கழுத்து
vaththuk kazhuththu
TEతెలుగు
బాతు తోక
baathu thoka
THไทย
หางเป็ด
hahng ped
TLTL
buntot ng bebek
BOON-toht ng BEH-behk
TRTürkçe
ördek kuyrukları
ER-dek KOO-yrook-lah-ree
UKУкраїнська
хвости качок
khvosti kachok
URاردو
بطخون کے دم
batkhon ke dam
VITiếng Việt
đuôi vịt
zoo-ee veet
YOYO
ẹyin adiye
eh-YEEN ah-DEE-yeh
ZUZU
amathafu asibhakabhaka
ah-MAH-thah-foo ah-see-bah-kah-bah-kah

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