Definition of "mullet" []

• Any of various stout-bodied, edible fishes of the family Mugilidae, found worldwide in tropical and temperate coastal waters and some freshwater streams. Also called gray mullet. (noun)
• The red mullet. (noun)
• A hairstyle that is formed by cutting the hair short on the the top and sides and allowing it to grow longer in back. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Chad, You are from Oklahoma and you claim the mullet is an artifact?"
• "In general, when it comes to pagination, this book is what I call a mullet - business in the front, party in the back."
• "Some designers and stores are calling mullet dresses "high/low hemlines" or "fishtail dresses," and, sure enough, this year, celebrities have brought the renamed mullet to the red carpet in a big way."