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ullet
English
Etymology
Compare Old French hullote, English howlet.
Noun
ullet (plural ullets)
- A European owl, Strix aluco, of a tawny color; the uluia.
Anagrams
- Tuell, Tulle, tulle
ullet From the web:
mullet
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?l?t/, /?m?l?t/
- Rhymes: -?l?t
- Rhymes: -?l?t
Etymology 1
Wikispecies From Old French mulet (now ‘grey mullet’), from Latin mullus (“red mullet”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (múllos).
Noun
mullet (plural mullets or mullet)
- A fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes), especially the genus Mullus (the red mullets or goatfish).
- (especially US) A fish of the family Mugilidae (order Mugiliformes) (the grey mullets).
- (US) Any of several species of freshwater fish in the sucker family (especially in the genus Moxostoma, the redhorses)
Synonyms
- (Mugillidae): haarder
- (Mugillidae): springer
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Or mullethead, possibly derived from the fish (see Etymology 1) or from mull (meaning to stupefy) though neither is certain.
Noun
mullet (plural mullets)
- A fool
Etymology 3
1994 US. Coined and popularized by hip hop group the Beastie Boys in their song "Mullet Head".
Noun
mullet (plural mullets)
- A hairstyle where the hair is kept short on the top and sides and long at the back.
- 1994, Beastie Boys "Mullet Head"
- – Mullet head, don't touch the back
- – Cut the sides, don't touch the back
- 2008, Danielle Corsetto, Girls With Slingshots 406
- – Maybe it's a curly fro.
- – Maybe every day is bad hair day!
- – Maybe it's a mullet!
- 1994, Beastie Boys "Mullet Head"
- (slang) A person who mindlessly follows a fad, a trend, or a leader.
Synonyms
- hockey hair
Derived terms
- skullet
Translations
Etymology 4
From Old French molette (“rowel”)
Noun
mullet (plural mullets)
- (heraldry) A star with straight edges and usually with five or six points.
- The rowel of a spur.
Coordinate terms
- estoile
References
Portuguese
Etymology
From English mullet.
Noun
mullet m (plural mullets)
- mullet (men’s hairstyle that is long in the back and short in the front)
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