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duck's arse; duck's ass; duck ass
noun- a hairstyle popular in the early 1950s, especially among Teddy Boys; the hair was tapered and curled on the nape of the neck like the feathers of a duck’s tail UK, 1951
Also widely known by the initials DA- Morton, the bass player, wore shades and a duck’s ass haircut. — Malcolm Braly, Shake Him Till He Rattles, p. 85, 1963
- — Janey Ironside, A Fashion Alphabet, p. 191, 1968
- Everyone tried to avoid the hook to the barber shop, at least long enough to grow the beginning of a duck ass[.] — Malcolm Braley, False Starts, p. 44, 1976
- Long enough for a pompadour in front and a duck’s ass in the back. — Piri Thomas, Stories from El Barrio, p. 56, 1978
- [R]adiating perfection from the crease in his duck’s arse hairstyle down to the toes of his winklepicker boots. — Mark Pass, Marc Bolan, The Sharper Word, p. 39, 1998
- I had my hair in a duck’s arse with a quiff. — Simon Napier-Bell, Black Vinyl White Powder, p. 10, 2001
- a cigarette end that is over-moistened with a smoker’s saliva UK
- I made sure my lips were dry so I wouldn’t put a duck’s arse on it. I took a small drag and gave the fag back to him quick. — Roddy Doyle, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, p. 252, 1993
- an informant UK
Rhyming slang for GRASS - — Ray Puxley, Cockney Rabbit, 1992
▶ tighter than a duck’s arse
very drunk or drug-intoxicated UK
An oddly mixed metaphor.- I was wired before I started drinking, strung out tighter than a duck’s arse. — Ben Elton, High Society, p. 12, 2002
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