Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various stout-bodied, edible fishes of the family Mugilidae, found worldwide in tropical and temperate coastal waters and some freshwater streams, and widely cultivated for food.
- noun The red mullet; goatfish.
- noun A hairstyle formed by cutting the hair short on the top and sides of the head and allowing it to grow longer in back.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Apogon imberbis, a Mediterranean fish.
- noun The rowel of a spur.
- noun In heraldry, a star-shaped figure having sometimes five, sometimes six points.
- noun plural Small tongs or pincers, especially those used for curling the hair.
- noun A fish of the genus Mugil or of the family Mugilidæ.
- noun A surmullet, or fish of the family Mullidæ.
- noun The white sucker or red-horse, Moxostoma macrolepidota.
- noun One of various fishes of the family Catostomidæ and Cyprinidæ in the United States.
- noun One of various species of the family Scianidæ and genus Mentieirrus along the coast of the United States.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Her.) A star, usually five pointed and pierced; -- when used as a difference it indicates the third son.
- noun obsolete Small pinchers for curling the hair.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous fishes of the genus Mugil; -- called also
gray mullets . They are found on the coasts of both continents, and are highly esteemed as food. Among the most valuable species areMugil capito of Europe, andMugil cephalus which occurs both on the European and American coasts. - noun (Zoöl.) Any species of the genus Mullus, or family
Mullidæ ; called alsored mullet , andsurmullet , esp. the plain surmullet (Mullus barbatus ), and the striped surmullet (Mullus surmulletus ) of Southern Europe. The former is the mullet of the Romans. It is noted for the brilliancy of its colors. SeeSurmullet . - noun See
Ladyfish (a).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun heraldry A
star with straight edges and usually with five or six points. - noun A
hairstyle where the hair is kept short on the top and sides and long at the back. - noun slang A person who mindlessly follows a
fad , a trend, or aleader . - noun A fish of the genus
Mugil . - noun A fool
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide
- noun highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet
- noun bottom dwelling marine warm water fishes with two barbels on the chin
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Chad, You are from Oklahoma and you claim the mullet is an artifact?
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Chad, You are from Oklahoma and you claim the mullet is an artifact?
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In general, when it comes to pagination, this book is what I call a mullet - business in the front, party in the back.
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Some designers and stores are calling mullet dresses "high/low hemlines" or "fishtail dresses," and, sure enough, this year, celebrities have brought the renamed mullet to the red carpet in a big way.
Wendy Brandes: Mullets Go Mainstream Wendy Brandes 2011
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Some designers and stores are calling mullet dresses "high/low hemlines" or "fishtail dresses," and, sure enough, this year, celebrities have brought the renamed mullet to the red carpet in a big way.
Wendy Brandes: Mullets Go Mainstream Wendy Brandes 2011
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Black Bomber Long-A. 5 inch Storm Shad in mullet color.
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Black Bomber Long-A. 5 inch Storm Shad in mullet color.
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We bought live mullet from a bait boat waiting near the dock, then motored out to set our lines.
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(Tell people that your new mullet is in the name of experimental art, and child empowerment.)
Performa 07: Determined to Do It All - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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(Tell people that your new mullet is in the name of experimental art, and child empowerment.)
Performa 07: Determined to Do It All - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
chained_bear commented on the word mullet
In heraldry, a figure of a star with five straight points (unless a larger number is specified), as a charge or as a mark of cadency for a third son.
Originally pierced to represent a spur-rowel. In modern practice, if the mullet is pierced this is specified in the blazon.
February 5, 2007
jennarenn commented on the word mullet
Also used among my friends to describe computers manufactured in the late 1990s that still "work".
May 30, 2007
reesetee commented on the word mullet
...or a bad hairstyle. ;-)
May 30, 2007
sionnach commented on the word mullet
Or a minor promontory (e.g., the lesser known Mullet of Kintyre)
July 5, 2008
asativum commented on the word mullet
WeirdNet omits: that is thrown in competitive sport at the Florida-Alabama line. From this site:
"WHAT IS A MULLET TOSS?
A Mullet Toss consists of individuals on the beach throwing a mullet,
from a 10-foot circle in Alabama across the state line into Florida.
Not to mention a great excuse to throw a weekend long party,
with lots of fun activities, great music and food!"
July 5, 2008
hernesheir commented on the word mullet
The particularly hideous coif of the southern US consisting of quite short top, sides, and back with straggly long strands left to violate the collar and spill down the nape between the shoulders. Very commonly associated with goatees, cheap American beer, shirtlessness, stained teeth, and uselessly loud pickup trucks.
January 15, 2009
sionnach commented on the word mullet
You know what they say about the mullet: business in the front, PARTY IN THE REAR!
Explodes into toothless, thigh-slapping, tobacco-chewing laughter.
January 15, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word mullet
You mean, like this?
January 15, 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word mullet
The Century has a definition that's close to the one chained_bear posted, but it has this, too: "The mullet is one of the common marks of cadency, and is taken to indicate the third son. Also astroid and molette."
November 27, 2012
fbharjo commented on the word mullet
to mull about!? (a fish wish lish?) ** fishing a-bout** *raison-for-being??**
November 28, 2012