Mullet
/ˈmʌl.ɪt/noun
A fish of the family Mullidae, or a hairstyle short on top and long in back.
Did you know?The hairstyle sense of mullet is modern slang, but the fish name has a long documented history in European languages, with the word moving through Latin and Old French before entering English.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Latin
Latin
mullus
“A reddish mullet fish”
Old French
Old French
mulet
“A mullet fish”
Middle English
English
mulet
“A mullet fish”
16th Century
English
mullet
“A mullet fish”
20th Century
English
mullet
“A hairstyle, especially short in front and long at the back”