Meaning & use
mullet
A hairstyle that is cut short at the front and sides but left long at the back.
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The rock star's mullet became almost as famous as his music in the 1980s.
He joked about growing out a mullet for the school's retro theme day.
A note on using this word
Mullet also names a family of food fish; the hairstyle sense is the more common usage in casual conversation today.
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2. noun
Any of various stout-bodied food fish found in coastal and fresh waters worldwide.
The fishermen hauled in a net full of mullet just after sunrise.
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