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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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Asked for a self-scouting report regarding what Twins fans can expect from him, Fitzgerald flashed a grin and flipped his impressive black, curly mullet.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
Styled in leather lace-up shorts, knee-high boots, bold blue eyeshadow and her unmistakable mullet, Taylor delivered the kind of explosive presence that’s become a hallmark of the band’s live performances.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 15 May 2025
At that time, Englewood was still mostly a town of mullet fishers and service workers employed by the higher-end resort communities to the north and south.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Jan. 2025
Clumps of hair were missing, and their long locks had been transformed into patchy, uneven mullets.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
Styled in leather lace-up shorts, knee-high boots, bold blue eyeshadow and her unmistakable mullet, Taylor delivered the kind of explosive presence that’s become a hallmark of the band’s live performances.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 15 May 2025
At that time, Englewood was still mostly a town of mullet fishers and service workers employed by the higher-end resort communities to the north and south.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Jan. 2025
Clumps of hair were missing, and their long locks had been transformed into patchy, uneven mullets.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Mullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mullet. Accessed 28 May. 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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