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business in the front, party in the back

business in the front, party in the back phrase: describing the mullet hairstyle.

Phrase

business in the front, party in the back

  1. (humorous) Describing the mullet hairstyle.
    • How long does a trend have to languish before Hollywood seizes it as its own fresh discovery? Since before recorded history, if the hairstyle known as the mullet — business in the front, party in the back — is any indication.2001, Los Angeles Magazine, volume 46, number 4, page 24
    • MULLET / Now this is what we call “business in the front, party in the back”! A male haircut derived from the 1980s female-oriented bi-level […]2005, David Mansour, From Abba to Zoom, page 326

Questions about business in the front, party in the back

What does business in the front, party in the back mean?
Business in the front, party in the back means describing the mullet hairstyle.
What part of speech is business in the front, party in the back?
Business in the front, party in the back is a phrase.

Words near business in the front, party in the back in the dictionary

  1. business girl
  2. business girls
  3. business hours
  4. business idea
  5. business ideas
  6. business in the front, party in the back
  7. business index
  8. business indexes
  9. business intelligence
  10. business is business
  11. business key

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