mullet
Business-party coiffure compromise
A mullet is a hairstyle cut short on the top and sides but left long in the back—famously described as "business in the front, party in the back." Popular in the 1980s, it became a cultural punchline but never fully disappeared: He's still rocking the mullet.
Separately, mullet is a type of thick-bodied fish found in coastal waters worldwide.
Long, coarse, untidy
- eightiesYears from eighty-nine backward
- rockstarFamous electric guitarist type
- undercutSell cheaper than rivals
- tailRear animal appendage
fade · barber · haircut · redneck · comeback · ironic · retro · neckline
Direction of change
- vintageQuality from past eras
- styleDistinctive way of expression
- subcultureGroup with alternative norms
- punkRaw, fast rock genre
grunge · rockabilly · hipster · rebellious · ironic · kitsch · throwback · nostalgia
Plates or weighing devices
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
- finAquatic propulsion appendage
- silveryPale metallic sheen
- schoolingFormal education received
freshwater · saltwater · estuary · marine · spawning · migratory · bottom-dwelling · forage
shaggy
Long, coarse, untidy
- eightiesYears from eighty-nine backward
- rockstarFamous electric guitarist type
- undercutSell cheaper than rivals
tail · fade · barber · haircut · redneck · comeback · ironic · retro · neckline · feathered
trend
Direction of change
- vintageQuality from past eras
- styleDistinctive way of expression
- subcultureGroup with alternative norms
punk · grunge · rockabilly · hipster · rebellious · ironic · kitsch · throwback · nostalgia · iconic
scales
Plates or weighing devices
schooling · freshwater · saltwater · estuary · marine · spawning · migratory · bottom-dwelling · forage · netting
lure
Thing that tempts
chum · trolling · tarpon · snook · redfish · flounder · inshore · flats
crest
Highest point or tuft
arms · insignia · blazon · tincture · escutcheon · charge · legless · footless · swallow · bird
- fishcod, salmon, bass, perch, eels
- Atlantic fishAtlantic cod, Atlantic salmon, haddock, pollock, pollack
- haircutsbuzz cut, bob cut, bob, buzzcut, undercut
- Australasian Seafoodbarramundi, flathead, snapper, whiting, prawns
- Caribbean wildlifeshark, sharks, dolphin, whale, flamingo
- coastal fishredfish, snook, tarpon, bonefish, flounder
mulletcrew cut
Very short hairstyle
buzz cut · military cut · clean cut · side part · tapered cut