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crew cut

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

Origin:
1940–45, Americanism


crew-cut, crewcut, adjective
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crew·cut or crew cut   (krōō'kŭt')   
n.  A closely cropped haircut.

[So called because it was worn by rowers.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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