rattails

Punk hairstyle remnants

Rattails are thin, tapered strands of hair left hanging at the nape of the neck, longer than the surrounding hair.

The style was popular in the 1980s and has periodically resurfaced: He's still rocking that rattail from middle school.

The term also refers to any thin, tapering shape resembling a rat's tail—certain files, fishing knots, or the trailing ends of poorly finished work.

hairstyle

mullet

Dual-length haircut

buzzcut · cornrows · dreadlocks · shag · crewcut · afro · topknot · quiff · pompadour · sideburns

fish

grenadier

Elite explosive-hurling soldier

bycatch · bottom-dweller · abyssal · whiptail · soft-bodied · benthic · Atlantic · Pacific

botanical

cactus

Spiny desert plant

hanging · spiny · stems · draping · houseplant · windowsill

tool

file

Stored collection of data

deburring · narrow · pointed · finishing · shaping · smoothing · jewelry · precision · cylindrical · woodworking

Categories
Opposites
hairstyle location/structure

rattailsbangs

Forehead-covering locks

fringe · forelock · curtain bangs · baby bangs · pompadour

hairstyle aesthetic/cultural register

rattailsbob

Short vertical movement

pixie cut · blunt cut · French twist · chignon · updo

Phrases
Family

rattail

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G