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proto-mullet en · NOUN

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of protomullet.
   alt of protomullet
   • Rather than leading the world in glamour and style, the majority of continentals seem to have been left behind in an era when proto-mullets, moonwalk loafers and white socks were right up there with Pac Man and rollerblades. 2003, Tamara Sheward, Bad Karma: Confessions of a Reckless Traveller in Southeast Asia, Academy Chicago Publishers, published 2007, →ISBN, page 104:
   • The new story opens with our hero Perseus (Sam Worthington) as a widower and single father, his curly proto-mullet signaling that he has given up on soldiering and is determined to live as a simple fisherman. 2012 March 29, Mark Olsen, “By-the-numbers 'Wrath of the Titans' lets down cast of able performers ? 1/2”, in Chicago Tribune:
   • The 47-track Best Of Bowie DVD ($34.98, store.davidbowie.com) collects every single one of David Bowie's looks, from his finest dresses to tailored suits, skintight jumpers to clown costumes, proto-mullets to pompadours. 2002 December, “All through the house…”, in CMJ New Music Monthly:

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