mullet
noun
mul·let
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plural mullet
or mullets
Definition of mullet
1
: any of a family (Mugilidae) of chiefly marine bony fishes with an elongate rather stout body — compare goatfish, red mullet
2
[ perhaps short for mullethead blockhead ]
: a hairstyle in which the hair is short on the sides and top and long at the back
Illustration of mullet
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Examples of mullet in a Sentence
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All those years ago, Coppola felt pressure to prove himself, the 31-year-old with the hockey mullet doing a start-up newscast in a market full of old pros. — Dom Amore, courant.com, "Dom Amore: After 30 years at Fox61, Rich Coppola exhales and looks to write the next chapter," 2 Sep. 2019 Bluegill, mullet, gar and minnows are some of the spring’s underwater inhabitants. — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, "Ichetucknee Springs provides visitors a 3-hour natural lazy river tube run," 13 Aug. 2019 This brown shoe and wearing sneakers with a suit should go the way of mullets and Afro Sheen. — Rubén Rosario, Twin Cities, "Rosario: Right now, trash collection dispute is a lose-lose situation," 20 Aug. 2019 Which brings Jepsen to an impassioned rhapsody on a favorite hairstyle: the mullet. — Brennan Kilbane, Allure, "I Went Shopping for Japanese Beauty Products With Carly Rae Jepsen," 18 July 2019 Alas, the mullet lover did not survive, and died with half-sister Max (Sadie Sink) by his side. — Tim Stack, EW.com, "Dacre Montgomery discusses Billy's evolution in Stranger Things 3," 8 July 2019 Common bottlenose dolphins will chase schools of mullets toward shore, where a row of fishermen stand waist-deep in the water, nets in hand. — Erica Tennenhouse, National Geographic, "These fishermen-helping dolphins have their own culture," 9 Apr. 2019 Then-rookie linebacker Bruce Collie shared the stage and was the more striking figure, with his permed mullet, and massive biceps popping out from a very 1980s-looking V-neck shirt. — Peter Hartlaub, SFChronicle.com, "See Jerry Rice’s first photos as a 49er (taken after his first time on a plane)," 27 June 2019 Dolphins quickly herd large schools of mullet towards the people, who wait with nets in the shallows, and once the the dolphins begin to dive, the fishermen throw their nets in, disorienting the fish, which benefits the dolphins as well. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "Our love of dolphins is not always good for them," 8 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mullet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for mullet
mullet
noun
English Language Learners Definition of mullet
: a type of fish that lives in the ocean and is often eaten as food
: a hairstyle in which the hair is short on the top and sides and long in the back
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mullet
noun
mul·let
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Kids Definition of mullet
: any of various chiefly saltwater fishes some mostly gray (
gray mullets
) and others red or golden (
red mullets
) that are often used as food
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