Mullet vs Mallet - What's the difference?
mullet | mallet |
A fish of the family Mugilidae (the grey mullets).
A fish of the family Mullidae, especially the genus Mullus , (the s).
A hairstyle where the hair is kept short on the top and sides and long at the back.
* 2008 , Danielle Corsetto,
(slang) A person who mindlessly follows a fad, a trend, or a leader.
A type of hammer with a larger than usual head made of wood, rubber or similar non-iron material, used by woodworkers for driving a tool, such as a chisel. A kind of maul.
A weapon resembling the tool, but typically much larger.
* 1786 , Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page 51:
A light beetle with a long handle used in playing croquet.
The stick used to strike the ball in the sport of polo.
As nouns the difference between mullet and mallet
is that mullet is a fish of the family Mugilidae (the grey mullets) while mallet is a type of hammer with a larger than usual head made of wood, rubber or similar non-iron material, used by woodworkers for driving a tool, such as a chisel. A kind of maul.As a verb mallet is
to strike with a mallet.As a proper noun Mallet is
often the malicious party in examples of threat scenarios (synonym: Mallory). See Alice and Bob.mullet
English
Etymology 1
(Mugilidae) From (etyl) mulet (now ‘grey mullet’), from (etyl) .Noun
(en-noun)Synonyms
* haarder * springerDerived terms
* black mullet * black true mullet * bright mullet * bully mullet * callifaver mullet * common grey mullet * common mullet * finger mullet * flathead mullet * flathead grey mullet * gray mullet * hardgut mullet * mangrove mullet * popeye mullet * red mullet * river mullet * sea mullet * striped mullet * stunned mulletEtymology 2
Or mullethead, possibly derived from the fish (see Etymology 1) or from mull'' (meaning ''to stupefy ) though neither is certain.http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/mullet.htmlEtymology 3
Apparently coined (and popularized) by hip hop group the .Noun
(en noun)Girls With Slingshots 406
- – Maybe it’s a curly fro.
- – Maybe every day is bad hair day!
- – Maybe it’s a mullet !
Usage notes
The hairstyle sense is particularly associated with the working class or even bad taste.Derived terms
* (l)Synonyms
* hockey hairEtymology 4
From (etyl)Coordinate terms
* estoileReferences
mallet
English
(wikipedia mallet)Noun
(en noun)- The Mallet of arms, according to the representation of it given by Father Daniel, exactly resembles the wooden instrument of that name, now in use, except in the length of the handle, it was like the hammer of arms, to be used with both hands, indeed it differed very little from that weapon in its form.