Mullet (haircut)

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A mullet is a hairstyle that is short in the front, on the top, and on the sides, but long in the back. The hairstyle was popular during the late 20th Century, from about 1973 to 1994. Mullets have been worn by both males and females of all ages. The mullet is distinct from the rattail, which consists of a long, narrow "tail" of hair growing from the back of the head.

Contents 1 Etymology 2 Variations 2.1 Skullet 2.2 Frullet 2.3 Tropical Mullet 3 Other names 4 The Mullet in various languages and cultures 5 Famous mullets 6 External links

[edit] Etymology

The term for the hairstyle is newer than the style. The Beastie Boys may be responsible for the term "mullet". Their Grand Royal Magazine's 1995 issue contained a piece on the "mullet." The Oxford English Dictionary cites this as the first published use of the term, along with the lyrics from the Beasties' 1994 song "Mullet Head". The OED says that the term was "apparently coined, and certainly popularized, by U.S. hip-hop group the Beastie Boys." [1], [2]

[edit] Variations

There are a number of stylistic variations on the mullet as well as a large number of whimsical, alternative terms describing the hairstyle:

[edit] Skullet

A skullet is a variation of the mullet wig. A skullet is defined by a shaved or bald head with long hair on the sides and in the back. Prominent wearers of skullets include Dennis Franz, Hulk Hogan (due to baldness), Ron Jeremy, David Crosby, Travis Cosgrave,Paul Heyman, Devin Townsend from Strapping Young Lad, Gallagher, Bill Bailey, Terry Nutkins, Ian Hill (the bassist of Judas Priest), Dallas Toler-Wade (guitarist/vocalist of Nile), early days Carlos de Castro from Barón Rojo, Pickles the Drummer from Dethklok, and Benjamin Franklin.

[edit] Frullet

A reversed variation of the hairstyle is the "frullet" (derived from "front mullet"), whereby the back of the head is shaved, leaving a long fringe hanging over the face in front. The frullet is the initiation haircut for members of the Flavio Araiza gang. The haircut is also known as the "emo mullet" due to its supposed popularity among emo music scenesters. A frullet can also mean a very curly mullet, such as that worn by A.C. Slater on the television show Saved by the Bell.

[edit] Tropical Mullet

The tropical mullet consists on a hybrid of a Rasta and a mullet. It is found particularly in countries of the Caribbean, but it has for sometime been adopted among the youth around the world.

[edit] Other names

There are many nicknames for the mullet. Some are:

• The Sabi
• The Flying Fox
• Ma Mullet
• The Dingo Tail
• Tail
• The Number 7
• Camaro Hair
• The PC Henrey
• The Kentucky Waterfall
• Hockey Hair
• The MacGyver
• Rat's Nest
• Soccer Hair
• The 10-90 (for 10% up front, 90% in the back)
• The Achy Breaky Big Mistakey
• Gator Tail
• The Billy Ray
• Superman's Cape
• The Joe Dirt
• The Yup Nope
• The Camaro Cut
• The El Camino
• The Ranchero
• The Ape Drape
• The Batty Boy Bishop
• The Tennessee Top Hat
• The Beaver Paddle
• The Business in the Front, and Party in the Back
• The Camaro Crash Helmet
• A Dyke Cut (Female only)
• The El Camino Headrest
• The Wisconsin Waterfall
• The Canadian Passport
• The Missouri Compromise
• The Fridge
• DooDooCut
• The Janie Varner
• The Alabama Shag
• The Mississippi Mudflap
• The Shlong (a portmanteau of short and long)
• The Sho-Lo (Short in the front, long in the back)
• The Short-Long
• The Shorty Long-back
• The North Carolina Neck Warmer
• The Napoleon Haircut
• The Droopy Curtains
• The Megan McCain
• The Chuchu
• The Tennessee Tail
• The Coos Cut (For Coos Bay, Oregon)
• The Nashville Bi-level
• The Hamilton
• The Flavio (San Diego)
• The German (Long Beach)
• The Patrick Charles (Myrtle Beach)
• The Darth Vader
• The Cops Coif
• The Norco Neck Warmer (Southern California)
• The Choco Panda (CHILE)
• The Calm Before the Storm
• The Corte Colectivero (ARG)
• The Corte Cubano (Barrio Alioto - ARG)

[edit] The Mullet in various languages and cultures

• The Argentinian term is Cubana, in reference to the alleged popularity of the haircut among Cubans. Also called "Colectivero" in reference to public bus drivers.
• The Brazilian term is Chitãozinho e Xororó, in reference to the singers who started using this haircut in Brazil.
• The English Canadian term is "hockey-hair" in reference to the haircut's popularity among ice hockey players.
• The French Québécois Montréal term is "coupe Longueuil" (Longueuil haircut) in reference to the Montréal suburb of Longueuil.
• The French Québécois Québec City term is "coupe Vanier" (Vanier haircut) in reference to the Québec City suburb of Vanier.
• The English Québécois term is "pad" because the hair falling flat on the back looks like a pad. The person wearing it is often called a "paddé".
• One Australian nickname for a mulleteur is "Freddie Firedrill", supposedly because the subject's haircut was interrupted by a fire-alarm sounding after the barber had finished shaving the front, but before s/he had started on the back of the head.
• The Chilean term is chocopanda, chocola or just "choco", in reference to the ubiquitous public transportation Chocolito Panda ice-cream sellers sporting such a haircut. It is also called a "Zamorano", after Iván Zamorano or "Pichanguera" ("pichanga" is an informal soccer match in Chilean slang), because of the great number of soccer players who use this haircut. This haircut is also popular among the lower classes and gangs.
• The Colombian term is greña paisa in reference to the popularity of this haircut among most of the people from the Antioquia region (paisas). It's also called Siete (seven) because the hair on top and back form the image of a number seven.
• The Croatian term is fudbalerka, literally "footballer (hair)", a reference to its popularity among soccer players in the 1980s.
• The Czech term is čolek, which means "newt".
• The Danish term is Bundesliga-hår, which refers to its alleged popularity among Bundesliga soccer players, or alternativly, svenskerhår (Swede-hair), referring to its former popularity in Sweden. For the same reason, it is also called hockeyhår (hockey hair), because of the large amount of Swedes who can be seen on the ice rink sporting a mullet. It is also called nakkegarn, meaning "yarn by the back of the neck".
• The Dutch term is matje, which means "little carpet/mat". Some people refer to it as a Duitse mat (German mat) as well, implying that this is a haircut typical for Germans.
• The Finnish term is takatukka, which means "rear hair". Sometimes lätkätukka or tsekkitukka is also used, which means "ice hockey haircut" in reference to the Swedish term. Tsekkitukka means "Czech hair", based on Czech hockey players' hairstyle (especially Jaromir Jagr). Mullets are a well known and still popular "hockeyhair" in Czech Republic.
• The French term is "Coupe à la Waddle", referring to Chris Waddle, the English football player who adopted this haircut in the 1980s while he played for Olympique Marseille. It can also be referred as "nuque longue" because of the long hair covering the back of the neck ("nuque" in French).
• The German term is "Vokuhila", meaning "vorne kurz, hinten lang" (short in the front, long in the back). The opposite to this is "Volahiku". It is topped by "Vokuhilaoliba", meaning "vorne kurz, hinten lang, Oberlippenbart" (short in the front, long in the back, mustache).
• The Greek term is "Χαίτη" (Hety) or "Λασπωτήρας" (Laspotiras) which means "Mudflap".
• The Hebrew term is vilon, which means "curtain". Another common term is "Eli Ohana" haircut, named after a famous football player who wore this haircut.
• The Hungarian term is also Bundesliga or just simply footballist (soccer player) hair "focistafrizura".
• The Icelandic term is Hebbi, referring to a nickname of an Icelandic singer called Herbert Guðmundsson sporting the hairstyle.
• The Italian term is "capelli alla tedesca" (hair at German style) or "taglio alla tedesca" (haircut at German style) referring to its former popularity in Germany, above all among Bundesliga soccer players. It is also known as "alla McGyver" (at McGyver style) as the main character of this the popular American TV series appears with mullet in some episodes, or as "sette" (seven) because the hair on top and back form the image of a number seven.
• The Japanese term is urufu hea which is the Japanese way of saying "wolf hair." It's actually a quite popular look among young men, though the hair in the front is generally longer than a typical mullet's.
• The Macedonian term is "џигерица" [dzigerica], meaning the "liver haircut".
• The Norwegian term is "hockeysveis", meaning "hockey hairstyle", referring to the hairstyle's popularity among ice hockey players.
• The Puerto Rican term is "playero" which translates as "beach comber" or "beach style" because of its stereotypical use by surfers.
• The Portuguese terms are: XF which comes from a motorcycle model from Zundapp, or Deixe Ficar which is short for deixe ficar atrás. That's what you say to your hairdresser when you want him not to cut the hair on the back of your head. One other is semi reboque, which means a big truck trailer.
• The Polish term is "Czeski piłkarz" - meaning "Czech football player" as in the 1970s the haircut was greatly popular among Czech footballers.
• The Romanian term is chicǎ, which means "long hair at the neck". This haircut is associated with redneck-like people and is socially associated with the lack of sophistication or culture.
• The Serbian term is "Tarzanka", referring to Tarzan the Ape Man.
• Another Serbian term is "Krčedinka", in reference to the alleged popularity of the haircut in the village of Krčedin.
• The Slovenian term is also Bundesliga or simply metlica, which translates to "a small broom".
• The Bosnian term for a mullet is "fudbolerka", indicating the mullet's former popularity with soccer players.
• The Swedish term is hockeyfrilla, which means "ice hockey haircut" in reference to its popularity among some hockey players.
• The Turkish term is aslan yelesi or Fikirtepe modeli, which means "lion's mane" and "Fikirtepe" (a suburb of Istanbul where this style was popular among shuttle drivers) style", respectively.
• The Sanskrit "sikha" ("crest" or "top-knot") that a Hindu Vaishnava devotee wears can be mistaken for a mullet if long and bushy enough. Western devotees sometimes pass off their sikhas as mullets when inquired by outsiders.

[edit] Famous mullets

The following notable men and women have sported mullets at various times throughout history:

• Mike Awesome - American professional wrestler
• Kurtis Blow - American rapper
• Billy Ray Cyrus - Country music singer
• Jaromir Jagr - Czech hockey player
• Randy Johnson - Major League Baseball pitcher
• Pat Sharp - English entertainer
• Peter Stringfellow - English businessman
• Barry Venison - English football (soccer) player
• Harry Glynne - Professional hockey player
• Chris Waddle - English football (soccer) player
• Richard Marx - American singer/songwriter
• Richard Dean Anderson - American Actor
• Solid Snake and Big Boss - two of the main protagonists from the Metal Gear series.
• Michael W. Smith American Christian singer
• Mo Hutton - American poet
• Eric "Majesty" Mages- St. Bonaventure University Legend

[edit] External links

• Redneck Mullet
• Mullets Galore
• Rate My Mullet
• ILoveMullets.com Mullet Poetry
• yourDictionary.com: Mullet
• Plague of the Mullet
• Mullet Madness - A tribute to great hairstyle
• The Mullet-Mentary