moptop en · NOUN
Etymology
From mop + top.
Meanings
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(dated) Synonym of Beatle cut.
While young women loved the Beatles' hair, British adults found it “unsightly, unsafe, unruly, and unclean.” Factories suspended young apprentices who dared to show up in a moptop.
2022, W. David Marx, “Introduction”, in Status and Culture, Viking, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moptops | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| mop-top | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
mushroom cut · bowl cut · Beatle cut
Translations (1)
de Pilzkopf (haircut popularized by the Beatles)