buzz cuts

Very short hairstyles

A buzz cut is a very short hairstyle in which the hair is clipped close to the scalp with electric clippers, producing a uniform length all over.

The name comes from the buzzing sound of the clippers.

Associated with military recruits and athletes, buzz cuts require minimal maintenance: He got a buzz cut before basic training.

The style cycles in and out of fashion.

Related

tonsorial · barber · high and tight · short back and sides · military · shorn · trimmers · shears · whitewalls · induction · GI · skin fade · crops · recruit · shaved · edgy · punk · razors

Opposites
hair length

buzz cutslong hair

Extended scalp strands

ponytails · braids · dreadlocks · manes · tresses

styling complexity

buzz cutsbouffants

Teased, puffed-out hairdos

beehives · perms · blowouts · finger waves · feathered hair

aesthetic approach

buzz cutsbig hair

Voluminous, styled coiffure

mullets · afros · scene hair · emo bangs · teased hair

Family

cut, buzz, cutting, cuts, cutter

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G