Mullet

/ˈmʌlɪt/ noun

Definition

A type of fish found in both saltwater and freshwater; or a hairstyle with short hair in front and long hair in the back, popular in the 1980s.

Etymology

For the fish: from Old French 'molet.' For the hairstyle: named after the fish in the 1980s because the style resembled the fish's shape (business in front, party in back).

Kelly Says

The mullet haircut got its name in the 1980s as a joke because someone thought the shape looked like a fish—short on top like a fish's head, long in back like the tail—and the name stuck forever, making it one of the few hairstyles named after an animal.

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