mullet

noun

mul·let ˈmə-lət

plural mullet or mullets

: any of a family (Mugilidae) of chiefly marine bony fishes with an elongate rather stout body compare goatfish, red mullet

[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 animals most affected included large lizards like land mullets and eastern water dragons and snakes like the red-bellied blacksnake. —

Scott Travers, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 This is Harry at peak internet-boyfriend-slash-sports-dad, with a not-quite mullet and some kind of neutral oversized sweater hastily thrown on. —

Daisy Jones, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2024 Sofia’s haircut is an early sign of her rebellion; a shaggy mullet that calls back to Jane Fonda in the 1970s thriller Klute. —

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024 The September celebration brings together the community for live music, food, drink, and distinctly Florida games (like the mullet toss), as a harbinger to a fruitful and safe stone crab season. —

Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mullet