mullet

Related to mullet: red mullet

mullet

A hairstyle characterized by long hair in the back that covers part or all of one's neck and short hair in the front and on the sides. It's so embarrassing seeing old pictures of myself in college with that ridiculous mullet. It's weird—every other person in this town seems to have a mullet.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

mullet

n. a hair style or cut that is short on the top and sides and long in the back. (The longer hair may also be uncombed.) I’m letting my hair grow out for a mullet.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • man bun
  • slickum
  • plaster
  • plaster (one's) hair down
  • plaster hair down
  • plastered
  • plastering
  • part (one's) hair
  • part hair
  • run (one's) hand through (one's) hair
References in periodicals archive
Living in Jacksonville all my life, I've tried brining mullet from our surf dozens of times.
In Rio Grande do Sul, mullet represented less than 5% of the fish captured by purse seiners between 1990 and 1994 (Haimovici, 1997).
Sam Mullet began to speak of himself as God's prophet who, like Noah, was being ridiculed for proclaiming God's truth in dire and sinful times.
Tyler Brimfield took the junior prize with a mullet and two flounders weighing 0.90kg.
The mullet tried to escape the ravenous beaks of his captors by violently flipping his tail and body in an effort to propel himself from the nest.
Pearl mullet which is the only fish species on Lake Van migrates to Bendimagi and Delicay streams in the city with the arrival of spring.
REGULAR contributor Steve Gannon's 10-minute battle to hook a 5lb grey mullet drew a crowd at Bristol Marina.
The book concludes with an account of the 2012 trial and the conviction of Bishop Sam Mullet and fifteen others.
"Everybody wants to know about the mullet," says McDermitt.
I didn't expect to find any Mediterranean ray-finned mullet fish that would make a nice supper.
For the anchovies and red mullet: 3 tablespoons olive oil 4 cloves young garlic 2 red mullet 4 to 6 ounces each, filleted and cut into 1/2-inch square pieces 12 oil-packed anchovy fillets, coarsely chopped 4 ounces golden raisins, bloomed in water overnight and drained 2 ounces large salt-packed capers, soaked for 2 hours, rinsed, drained, and chopped Red pepper flakes Salt and pepper To serve: 12 ounces high quality dry bucatini * Olive oil l/4 cup fiat-leaf parsley chiffonade * brands recommended are Setaro, Martell, Riggarosso, and Rustichella.
A SUPERMARKET has been found mislabelling fish after boasting in an advert it knew its mackerel from its mullet.
Officials are baffled as to what caused the fish, all mullet, to perish in the Afon Dysynni near Tywyn.
HAIR PLAY Gateshead FC players, from left, Josh Gillies, Nathan Fisher, Lewis Galpin; left, the lads dress up in a tribute to 80s footballers' mullet haircuts