ducktail en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdʌkˌteɪl/ (General-American)
Etymology
From duck + tail.
Meanings
-
A hairstyle in which the hair is swept back into an upturned point at the back.
Harold’s heavy hand with the scissors might explain his youngest son George’s taste in hairstyle: a vertiginous pompadour buttressed by head wings and a ducktail.
2020, The Editors of PEOPLE, “George”, in PEOPLE Celebrating Beatlemania, page 31:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ducktails | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (8)
de Schmalzlocke (hairstyle) · sv ankstjärtsfrisyr (hairstyle) · pt corte Ducktail (hairstyle) · ro fund de rață (hairstyle) · fr banane (hairstyle) · nl vetkuif (hairstyle) · it pettinatura Pompadour (hairstyle) · es cola de pato (hairstyle)