: a hairstyle in which the hair is short on the top and sides and long in the back. See the full definition for mullet in the English Language Learners Dictionary.

What does it mean if you have a mullet?

A hairstyle formed by cutting the hair short on the top and sides of the head and allowing it to grow longer in back. … A hairstyle where the hair is kept short on the top and sides and long at the back. noun. (slang) A person who mindlessly follows a fad, a trend, or a leader.

Is mullet an insult?

Until that point, mullet-head was simply an old-fashioned American insult denoting a stupid or foolish person. Around since at least the mid-19th century, mullet-head may derive from the synonymous British slur mull-head, or from mullet, the name of a widely consumed, flat-headed fish.