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mullet en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmʌlɪt/
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈmʌlət/

Etymology

From Middle English molet, mulett, from Old French mulet (now ‘grey mullet’), from Latin mullus (“red mullet”), from Ancient Greek μύλλος (múllos).

Meanings

  1. A fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes).
  2. (sometimes, specifically) A fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes). ▸ Those of the genus Mullus within that family.
  3. (US, especially) A fish of the family Mugilidae (order Mugiliformes).
  4. (US) Any of several species of freshwater fish in the sucker family.
  5. (US, especially) Any of several species of freshwater fish in the sucker family. ▸ Those in the genus Moxostoma.

Forms

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Deriveds

black mullet · gray mullet · proto-mullet · cucumber mullet · striped mullet · common mullet · diamond mullet · hardgut mullet · pearl mullet · river mullet · bully mullet · common grey mullet · mangrove mullet · flathead mullet · sea mullet · so-iuy mullet · finger mullet · popeye mullet · black true mullet · stunned mullet · flathead grey mullet · Lebranche mullet · bright mullet · red mullet · callifaver mullet

Synonyms

goatfish · red mullet · redhorse · springer · haarder · mullid · grey mullet · red mullet · mullid · jumprock · goatfish

Translations (72)

it cefalo (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · vi cá đối (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · pl cefal (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · pt trilha (fish of the family Mullidae (red mullets)) · pt salmonete (fish of the family Mullidae (red mullets)) · ty ʻanae (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · sh cipal (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · es salmonete (fish of the family Mullidae (red mullets)) · cmn 鯔魚 /鲻鱼 (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · fa کفال (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · el κέφαλος (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · tr kefal (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · it muggine (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · bcl balanak (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · uk кефа́ль (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · no multe (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · ka კეფალი (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · ka ბარაბული (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · cs parmice (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · haw ʻanae (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · sh ципал (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · ga lannach (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · fr muge (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · ja ボラ (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · ru кефа́ль (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · gl taíña (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · ast muil (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · sh trlja (fish of the family Mullidae (red mullets)) · ang mǣċefisċ (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · la mullus (fish of the family Mullidae (red mullets)) · de Meeräsche (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · la mugil (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · tl gagapang (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · lt kefalinės (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · fr mulet (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · he בורי (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · tl asubi (fish of the family Mullidae (red mullets)) · scn cìfalu (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · crh kefal (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · be кефа́ль (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · ca moll (fish of the family Mullidae (red mullets)) · fr rouget (fish of the family Mullidae (red mullets)) · ta மடவை (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · it triglia (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · es lisa (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · ja(fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · pt tainha (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · mi kanae (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · to kanahe (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · fi keltti (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · vec cièvoło (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · co muzaru (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · cop ϣⲉⲛⲏⲧ ⲡϩⲁϩⲥ ⲁⲡⲉ (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · grc κεστρεύς (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · ko 숭어 (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · ar بُورِيّ (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · sm ʻanae (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · eo mugilo (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · ca llíssera (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · crh cılar (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · sv multe (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · gl muxe (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · fi mullo (fish of the family Mullidae (red mullets)) · io surmuleto (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · nan-hbl o͘-á-hî (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · es mújol (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · ang heardhara (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · nl harder (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · da multe (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · cop ⲫⲟⲣⲓ (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · ca mújol (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) · grc τρίγλη (fish of the family Mullidae (red mullets))

wikidata: Q42237 · wikidata: Q470850 · wikidata: Q470850 · wikidata: Q2707493 · wikidata: Q1289177

mullet en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmʌlɪt/
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈmʌlət/

Etymology

Also termed a mullethead, possibly derived from the fish (see Etymology 1) or from mull (meaning to stupefy) though neither is certain.

Meanings

  1. A fool.

Forms

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mullet en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmʌlɪt/
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈmʌlət/

Etymology

1994 US. Popularized and possibly coined by hip hop group the Beastie Boys in their song "Mullet Head".

Meanings

  1. A men's hairstyle where the hair is kept short on the top and sides and long at the back.
    • – Maybe it's a curly fro. – Maybe every day is bad hair day! – Maybe it's a mullet! 2008, Danielle Corsetto, Girls With Slingshots 406:
    • – Mullet head, don't touch the back – Cut the sides, don't touch the back 1994, Beastie Boys, Mullet Head:
  2. (slang) A person who mindlessly follows a fad, a trend, or a leader.

Forms

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Coordinates

bilevel

Deriveds

mulletlike · femullet · she-mullet · mulleted · protomullet · mullet-headed · skullet

Relateds

business in the front, party in the back

Synonyms

hockey hair

Translations (28)

hu Bundesliga-frizura (hairstyle) · nl matje (hairstyle) · ja マレット (hairstyle) · sv hockeyfrilla (hairstyle) · cs deka (hairstyle) · fr coupe Longueuil (hairstyle) · es mullet (hairstyle) · lv malets (hairstyle) · es farru (hairstyle) · fr coupe mulet (hairstyle) · fr mullet (hairstyle) · ru ма́ллет (hairstyle) · pl czeski piłkarz (hairstyle) · pt mullet (hairstyle) · he מאלט (hairstyle) · no hockeysveis (hairstyle) · es chocopanda (hairstyle) · da bundesligagarn (hairstyle) · nl nektapijt (hairstyle) · fi takatukka (hairstyle) · da bundesligahår (hairstyle) · de Vokuhila (hairstyle) · uk маллет (hairstyle) · da svenskerhår (hairstyle) · es playero (hairstyle) · es cubanita (hairstyle) · fa مولت (hairstyle) · fr nuque longue (hairstyle)

wikipedia: Beastie Boys

mullet en · NOUN · etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmʌlɪt/
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈmʌlət/

Etymology

From Middle English molet, from Old French molette (“rowel”).

Meanings

  1. A star with straight edges and usually with five or six points.
    • Grogan, Creation of 1859, or Moyvore, Westmeath. [...] Arms,—Barry of sex or and sable, on a chief engrailed azure a lion passant of the first. Crest,—A lion's head erased sable, charged with a mullet or. 1871, Debrett's illustrated baronetage and knightage (and companionage) of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, page 215:
  2. A rowel of a spur.

Forms

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Coordinates

estoile