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ducktail

US/ˈdʌkˌteɪl/

ducktail noun: a hairstyle in which the hair is swept back into an upturned point at the back.

ducktail: a hairstyle in which the hair is swept back into an upturned point at the back
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Noun

ducktail (plural ducktails)

  1. A hairstyle in which the hair is swept back into an upturned point at the back.
    • Harold’s heavy hand with the scissors might explain his youngest son George’s taste in hairstyle: a vertiginous pompadour buttressed by head wings and a ducktail.2020, The Editors of PEOPLE, “George”, in PEOPLE Celebrating Beatlemania, page 31
    Synonyms:
    duck's arse, DA

Synonyms of ducktail

Forms of ducktail

pluralducktails

Origin of ducktail

From duck + tail.

Questions about ducktail

What does ducktail mean?
Ducktail means a hairstyle in which the hair is swept back into an upturned point at the back.
What part of speech is ducktail?
Ducktail is a noun.
How do you pronounce ducktail?
Ducktail is pronounced /ˈdʌkˌteɪl/ (US).
What is the plural of ducktail?
The plural of ducktail is ducktails.

Words near ducktail in the dictionary

  1. Duckstein
  2. duckstone
  3. duckstones
  4. Ducksworth
  5. Ducksworths
  6. ducktail
  7. ducktails
  8. ducktape
  9. ducktapes
  10. duckunoo
  11. duckunoos

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