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plural mullet or mullets
1
: any of a family (Mugilidae) of chiefly marine bony fishes with an elongate rather stout body compare goatfish, red mullet
2
[perhaps short for mullethead blockhead]
: a hairstyle in which the hair is short on the sides and top and long at the back
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The 1980s and 1990s brought more variety, from mullets to afros, while the 2000s saw a return to cleaner, more conservative styles.
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Monty Davis, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025
Nestled in the historic commercial fishing village of Cortez, Swordfish Grill is surrounded by working docks and pristine mangroves, gray pelicans and blue herons, leaping mullet, and frolicking dolphins.
—USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
The pair are quickly joined by Ferrell's Daisy Duke-wearing character, complete with mullet.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Charlie Blackmon gave up his mullet, but there’s no way the baseball diehard could completely walk away from the game.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
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Monty Davis, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025
Nestled in the historic commercial fishing village of Cortez, Swordfish Grill is surrounded by working docks and pristine mangroves, gray pelicans and blue herons, leaping mullet, and frolicking dolphins.
—USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
The pair are quickly joined by Ferrell's Daisy Duke-wearing character, complete with mullet.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Charlie Blackmon gave up his mullet, but there’s no way the baseball diehard could completely walk away from the game.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Mullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mullet. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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mullet
noun
mul·let
ˈməl-ət 
plural mullet or mullets
: any of a family of mostly gray food fishes chiefly of salt water compare red mullet
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