crew cut

crew cut

noun
a haircut in which the hair is very closely cropped.

Origin:
1940–45, Americanism

crew-cut, crew·cut, adjective
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Crew cut is always a great word to know.
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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crew cut
 
n
a closely cropped haircut for men, originating in the US
 
[C20: from the style of haircut worn by the boat crews at Harvard and Yale Universities]

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Idioms & Phrases

crew cut

A closely cropped haircut, usually for a male, as in The boys all think crew cuts are cooler in summer. This term presumably originated in the navy (crew referring to a ship's crew), where such a haircut was mandatory. [c. 1940]

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