Mullet

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmÊŒlɪt/, /ˈmÊŒlÉ™t/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒlɪt
• Rhymes: -ÊŒlÉ™t

From Old French mulet (now ‘grey mullet’), from Latin mullus ("red mullet"), from Ancient Greek μύλλος.

Full definition of mullet

Noun

1. A fish of the family Mugilidae (the grey mullets).
2. A fish of the family Mullidae, especially the genus Mullus, (the red mullets).

Synonyms

• haarder
• springer

Derived terms

Or mullethead, possibly derived from the fish (see Etymology 1) or from mull (meaning to stupefy) though neither is certain.

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Noun

1. A fool

Apparently coined (and popularized) by hip hop group the Beastie Boys.

Noun

1. A hairstyle where the hair is kept short on the top and sides and long at the back.
• 2008, Danielle Corsetto, Girls With Slingshots 406– Maybe it’s a curly fro.– Maybe every day is bad hair day!– Maybe it’s a mullet!
2. (slang) A person who mindlessly follows a fad, a trend, or a leader.

Usage notes

The hairstyle sense is particularly associated with the working class or even bad taste.

Derived terms

• skullet

Synonyms

• hockey hair

From Old French molette ("rowel")

Noun

1. (heraldiccharge) A star with straight edges and usually with five or six points.

Coordinate terms

• estoile