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mullet¹
- /ˈmʌlɪt/
- /ˈmʌlət/
Rhymes with -ʌlɪt, -ʌlət
Where it comes from
From Middle English molet, mulett, from Old French mulet (now ‘grey mullet’), from Latin mullus (“red mullet”), from Ancient Greek μύλλος (múllos).
noun mullets · mullet
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A fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes).
Similar: red mullet, mullid, goatfish
-
Those of the genus Mullus within that family.
Similar: red mullet, mullid, goatfish
-
A fish of the family Mugilidae (order Mugiliformes).
Similar: grey mullet, haarder, springer
- Any of several species of freshwater fish in the sucker family.
- Those in the genus Moxostoma.
mullet²
- /ˈmʌlɪt/
- /ˈmʌlət/
Rhymes with -ʌlɪt, -ʌlət
Where it comes from
Also termed a mullethead, possibly derived from the fish (see Etymology 1) or from mull (meaning to stupefy) though neither is certain.
noun mullets
- A fool.
mullet³
- /ˈmʌlɪt/
- /ˈmʌlət/
Rhymes with -ʌlɪt, -ʌlət
Where it comes from
1994 US. Popularized and possibly coined by hip hop group the Beastie Boys in their song "Mullet Head".
noun mullets
-
A men's hairstyle where the hair is kept short on the top and sides and long at the back.
– Mullet head, don't touch the back
– Cut the sides, don't touch the back
Similar: hockey hair
- A person who mindlessly follows a fad, a trend, or a leader.
mullet⁴
- /ˈmʌlɪt/
- /ˈmʌlət/
Rhymes with -ʌlɪt, -ʌlət
Where it comes from
From Middle English molet, from Old French molette (“rowel”).
noun mullets
- A star with straight edges and usually with five or six points. 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.
- A rowel of a spur.
Mullet⁵
proper noun Mullets
- A surname.
Translations
Every language
noun fish of the family Mullidae (red mullets)
| Español | salmonete |
|---|---|
| Português | salmonete, trilha |
| Français | rouget |
noun fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
| Español | mújol, lisa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 숭어 sung'eo |
| 日本語 | ボラ bora, 鯔 bora |
| 中文 | 鯔魚 /鲻鱼 zīyú |
| Português | tainha |
| Français | mulet, muge |
| Deutsch | Meeräsche |
| Italiano | triglia, cefalo, muggine |
| Ελληνικά | κέφαλος kéfalos |
| Русский | кефа́ль kefálʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | cá đối |
| العربية | بُورِيّ būriyy |
| עברית | בורי búri |
noun hairstyle
| Español | chocopanda, farru, playero, cubanita, mullet |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | マレット maretto |
| Português | mullet |
| Français | nuque longue, coupe Longueuil, mullet, coupe mulet |
| Deutsch | Vokuhila |
| Русский | ма́ллет mállet |
| עברית | מאלט |
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title = {mullet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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