ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. (especially US) A fish of the family Mugilidae (order Mugiliformes).
  2. (US) Any of several species of freshwater fish in the sucker family.
  3. A men's hairstyle where the hair is kept short on the top and sides and long at the back.
  4. (heraldry) A star with straight edges and usually with five or six points.
  5. A rowel of a spur.
  6. (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

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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