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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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Jungkook joined the Calvin Klein family of ambassadors in 2023, modeling that year's spring collection with his shaggy mullet hairstyle.
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Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
In the film, Sweeney's character goes through her own hair transformations, including a brunette curly mullet, a shaggy pixie, and blonde box braids.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
Well, listen, the mullet is back, isn’t it, in force?
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Many of the boys have mullets; several of the girls have asymmetrical ponytails.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
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Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
In the film, Sweeney's character goes through her own hair transformations, including a brunette curly mullet, a shaggy pixie, and blonde box braids.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
Well, listen, the mullet is back, isn’t it, in force?
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Many of the boys have mullets; several of the girls have asymmetrical ponytails.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Mullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mullet. Accessed 4 Nov. 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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