Mullet
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmʌlɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mullet is a noun meaning A fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes).
Meaning
A fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes).
More Meanings
- (especially US) A fish of the family Mugilidae (order Mugiliformes).
- (US) Any of several species of freshwater fish in the sucker family.
- A men's hairstyle where the hair is kept short on the top and sides and long at the back.
- (heraldry) A star with straight edges and usually with five or six points.
- A rowel of a spur.
- (slang) A person who mindlessly follows a fad, a trend, or a leader.
Example Sentences
– Mullet head, don't touch the back – Cut the sides, don't touch the back
– Maybe it's a curly fro. – Maybe every day is bad hair day! – Maybe it's a mullet!
Grogan, Creation of 1859, or Moyvore, Westmeath. [...] Arms,—Barry of sex or and sable, on a chief engrailed azure a lion passant of the first. Crest,—A lion's head erased sable, charged with a mullet or.
Word Forms
- mullets
Synonyms for mullet
Depending on context, synonyms include mullid, goatfish, haarder, springer.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fish, sable, coupe, haircut, goblet, cup.
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