another name for mullet haircut
Etymology[edit] According to the Oxford English Dictionary, use of the term mullet to describe this hairstyle was apparently coined, and certainly popularized, by U.S. hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, who used mullet and mullet head as epithets in their 1994 song Mullet Head. Alternatively, the Mullet has its origin in the ancient Palaces and Universities of Poland. Mullet is actually a compound word combining the words mull to ponder, and et a Polish suffix meaning eternally. Other names are slightly more self-explanatory: the hairstyle is also known as the Kentucky Waterfall or the Mississippi Top Hat in parts of the US, and the Bouncing Cobra in parts of West Wales. In Germany it is known as the Vokuhila (vorne kurz, hinten lang= short at front, long at back). Christian ska band Five Iron Frenzy sang about the mullet in The Phantom Mullet, a song off of their 2000 album All the Hype That Money Can Buy, referencing Billy Ray Cyrus and REO Speedwagon in the lyrics. The 2001 film American Mullet documents the phenomenon of the mullet hairstyle and the people who wear it. Indie rock duo Tegan and Sara sported mullets during their The Con album era. Tom O'Neill, famed hair stylist and underwriting thief, was also known to sport the mullet hairstyle in the early 2010s. Pronounced MUHL LET. A hairstyle in which the front is cut trim, but the back is long, left wild and often uncut. Even when the back is cut, it is still longer than the front. It is the sign of the redneck. Alternate names include: Ape Drape. Beaver Paddle. The ideal haircut for a man/woman who is short on change... well, there are three known people who save the world and have a mullet. - and, macgyver. richard dean anderson is the man. he saves the world and has a mullet. he doesnt have it now, but he saves the world anyways in stargate sg-1. a hairstyle from the 1980's that is all buisness in the front and all party in the back. Joe Dirt had a major mullet goin on. The hairstyle was first worn by French fashion guru Henri Mollet in the early seventies. The Mollet did not see much light apart from in the french underground dance scene, until it was ressurected by popular television personalities such as Pat Sharp, the word having been anglicised by this point to Mullet. The mullet is a hairstyle that is short at the front and sides and long in the back. The Combination (2009) showcased the mullet hairstyle, which was popular among the Lebanese youth in Australia, in the mid-late 2000s. Vocalist Wesley Willis wrote and released the track Cut the Mullet in 1998, and frequently performed it at live shows. Emily Fern, Hull UK. Mullett websites generally credit the coining of this phrase to Mike D of the Beastie Boys. This came from the song 'Mullet Head' on 1994's 'Ill Communication' album, which described the haircut and its wearers.
Ape Drape. Beaver Paddle.