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plural mullet or mullets
1
: any of a family (Mugilidae) of chiefly marine bony fishes with an elongated 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
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Olivia Wilde looked so different debuting a golden-blonde mullet with fluffy bangs.
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Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
The little mullet and mustache remain.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026
The Cavaliers then waived Luke Travers and his golden mullet to open a spot for Miller.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Inside The Lot at Formosa, Young’s hair, once a mullet with stark blond streaks, was now colored black and curled in coils down her back.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
The little mullet and mustache remain.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026
The Cavaliers then waived Luke Travers and his golden mullet to open a spot for Miller.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Inside The Lot at Formosa, Young’s hair, once a mullet with stark blond streaks, was now colored black and curled in coils down her back.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Mullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mullet. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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mullet
noun
mul·let
ˈməl-ət 
plural mullet or mullets
: any of a family of mostly gray food fishes chiefly of salt water compare red mullet
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