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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 pairing made instant sense to PGA tour pro and PXG staffer Jake Knapp, a Costa Mesa native known for a mullet flow as wild as his bumpy road to the top circuit.
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Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Benson Boone, Rod Stewart (who has never let the mullet go out of style), Jason Tartick and Dan Smyers all made their individual — but equally impassioned — case for the return of the hairstyle.
—Alex Apatoff, People.com, 27 May 2025
The mullet was all the rage in the 1970s and 1980s, and many people who had that hairstyle often cringe, laugh or both when looking at pictures of themselves from those days.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
With beer specials like PBR and Highlife, live music from Truckstop Preachers and Little Johnny Trailer Trash, and a mullet contest, the Trailer Trash Bash is the perfect way to let loose and enjoy the fun of the sun in Charlotte and the dive-bar energy of Small Bar.
—Avidxchange Music Factory, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
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Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Benson Boone, Rod Stewart (who has never let the mullet go out of style), Jason Tartick and Dan Smyers all made their individual — but equally impassioned — case for the return of the hairstyle.
—Alex Apatoff, People.com, 27 May 2025
The mullet was all the rage in the 1970s and 1980s, and many people who had that hairstyle often cringe, laugh or both when looking at pictures of themselves from those days.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
With beer specials like PBR and Highlife, live music from Truckstop Preachers and Little Johnny Trailer Trash, and a mullet contest, the Trailer Trash Bash is the perfect way to let loose and enjoy the fun of the sun in Charlotte and the dive-bar energy of Small Bar.
—Avidxchange Music Factory, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
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“Mullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mullet. Accessed 9 Jun. 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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