Protomullet

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A mulletlike hairstyle which is shorter than a full-fledged mullet or which preceded the popularization of the mullet in the 1980s.

    "Groups of glittery girls and boys with 1960s protomullets slid past homeless people too tired to beg for money."

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"Groups of glittery girls and boys with 1960s protomullets slid past homeless people too tired to beg for money."

Etymology

From proto- + mullet.

Related phrases

full fledged

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