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Mohawk vs Mullet - What's the difference?

mohawk | mullet |

As nouns the difference between mohawk and mullet

is that mohawk is an individual member of the Mohawk people while mullet is a fish of the family Mugilidae (the grey mullets).

As a proper noun Mohawk

is an indigenous people of North America originally from the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York to southern Quebec and eastern Ontario, the easternmost of the Iroquois Five Nations.

mohawk

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • An indigenous people of North America originally from the .
  • The Iroquoian language spoken by these North American indigenous people.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An individual member of the Mohawk people.
  • (also mohawk ) A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair along the crest of the head kept long, and usually styled so as to stand straight up.

    • Synonyms

    * (UK/Australia hairstyle ): Mohican, Mowie

    See also

    * (Mohawk Nation) * (Mohawk language) * (Mohawk hairstyle)

    External links

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    mullet

    English

    Etymology 1

    (Mugilidae) From (etyl) mulet (now ‘grey mullet’), from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A fish of the family Mugilidae (the grey mullets).
  • A fish of the family Mullidae, especially the genus Mullus , (the s).
    • Synonyms
    * haarder * springer
    Derived 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 mullet

    Etymology 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.html

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fool

    • Etymology 3

    Apparently coined (and popularized) by hip hop group the .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A hairstyle where the hair is kept short on the top and sides and long at the back.
  • * 2008 , Danielle Corsetto, Girls With Slingshots 406
    • – Maybe it’s a curly fro.
    – Maybe every day is bad hair day!
    – Maybe it’s a mullet !
  • (slang) A person who mindlessly follows a fad, a trend, or a leader.
    • Usage notes
    The hairstyle sense is particularly associated with the working class or even bad taste.
    Derived terms
    * (l)
    Synonyms
    * hockey hair

    Etymology 4

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (heraldiccharge) A star with straight edges and usually with five or six points.
    • Coordinate terms
    * estoile

    References