What does "moptop" mean?

A style of haircut popularized by the Beatles.

What is a synonym for "moptop"?

Common synonyms include: bowl cut, bowl cut, mushroom cut, mushroom cut.

Moptop

noun

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Noun

1
A style of haircut popularized by the Beatles. dated
"While young women loved the Beatles' hair, British adults found it “unsightly, unsafe, unruly, and unclean.” Factories suspended young apprentices who dared to show up in a moptop."

Synonyms

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bowl cut bowl cut mushroom cut mushroom cut

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"While young women loved the Beatles' hair, British adults found it “unsightly, unsafe, unruly, and unclean.” Factories suspended young apprentices who dared to show up in a moptop."

Etymology

From mop + top.

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