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protomullet

protomullet noun: a mulletlike hairstyle which is shorter than a full-fledged mullet or which preceded the popularization of the mullet in the 1980s.

Noun

protomullet (plural protomullets)

  1. A mulletlike hairstyle which is shorter than a full-fledged mullet or which preceded the popularization of the mullet in the 1980s.
    • Groups of glittery girls and boys with 1960s protomullets slid past homeless people too tired to beg for money.2003 December 10, Annalee Newitz, “The high-tech black market”, in San Francisco Bay Guardian
    • Byron on the other hand, had a protomullet viz Farrah Fawcett Fangs.2005 January 8, marika, “Re: Navigating through hazards in Internet discussions”, in alt.usenet.legends.lester-mosley (Usenet)

Forms of protomullet

pluralprotomullets
alternative formproto-mullet

Origin of protomullet

From proto- + mullet.

Questions about protomullet

What does protomullet mean?
Protomullet means a mulletlike hairstyle which is shorter than a full-fledged mullet or which preceded the popularization of the mullet in the 1980s.
What part of speech is protomullet?
Protomullet is a noun.
What is the plural of protomullet?
The plural of protomullet is protomullets.

Words near protomullet in the dictionary

  1. protomonts
  2. protomoon
  3. protomorph
  4. protomorphic
  5. protomorphs
  6. protomullet
  7. protomullets
  8. protomylonite
  9. protomylonites
  10. protomyofibroblast
  11. protomyofibroblasts

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