ducktail

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ducktail

  • /ˈdʌkˌteɪl/ US

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From duck + tail.

noun ducktails

  1. A hairstyle in which the hair is swept back into an upturned point at the back. Harold’s heavy hand with the scissors might explain his youngest son George’s taste in hairstyle: a vertiginous pompadour buttressed by head wings and a ducktail.

    Similar: duck's arse, DA

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noun hairstyle

Españolcola de pato
Portuguêscorte Ducktail
Françaisbanane
DeutschSchmalzlocke
Italianopettinatura Pompadour
Românăfund de rață

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"ducktail." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ducktail. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ducktail. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ducktail

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@misc{ducktail_2026,
  title = {ducktail},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ducktail},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}