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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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Von, an infectiously affable guy with a mullet, presents himself as a curious goofball with essentially no prior knowledge on any topic.
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Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
From Lizzo's copper lip to a mullet on Jodie Turner-Smith, take a look at the best beauty moments from the afters.
—Essence, 3 Mar. 2025
His stupid mullet that stayed too long, no problem.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Baseball players don’t wear shirt collars at work, but the ban on over-the-collar hair still applies to the Yankees, for whom the mullet remains a bridge too far.
—Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
From Lizzo's copper lip to a mullet on Jodie Turner-Smith, take a look at the best beauty moments from the afters.
—Essence, 3 Mar. 2025
His stupid mullet that stayed too long, no problem.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Baseball players don’t wear shirt collars at work, but the ban on over-the-collar hair still applies to the Yankees, for whom the mullet remains a bridge too far.
—Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Mullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mullet. Accessed 29 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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