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Beatle cut

Beatle cut noun: a mid-length hairstyle popularised and commonly used by the Beatles.

Noun

Beatle cut (plural Beatle cuts)

  1. A mid-length hairstyle popularised and commonly used by the Beatles.
    • One of her companions - a lanky youth with a Beatle-cut hairdo - hammered in a pin with the flat of his hand and hissed: "That's for the old man - he wouldn't let me use the car tonight."1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 67
    Synonyms:
    mop head, moptop

Synonyms of Beatle cut

Forms of Beatle cut

pluralBeatle cuts

Origin of Beatle cut

From the 1960s on, in reference to the haircut which was commonly used by the British rock band the Beatles.

Questions about Beatle cut

What does Beatle cut mean?
Beatle cut means a mid-length hairstyle popularised and commonly used by the Beatles.
What part of speech is Beatle cut?
Beatle cut is a noun.
What is the plural of Beatle cut?
The plural of Beatle cut is Beatle cuts.

Words near Beatle cut in the dictionary

  1. beatizes
  2. beatizing
  3. beatle
  4. Beatle boot
  5. Beatle boots
  6. Beatle cut
  7. Beatle cuts
  8. Beatle-esque
  9. Beatledom
  10. Beatlehead
  11. Beatleheads

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