In Germany it is known as the "Vokuhila" (vorne kurz, hinten lang= short at front, long at back). The mullet was returned to the spotlight in 2015 by K-pop idol G-Dragon during his band BIGBANG's Made World Tour. As is often the case with new trends, the first people seen with them are college age, usually, but not always, of the art school set, and as such, cut by a friend, as an act of creative expression. [3], The term "mullet head" had previously been used to refer to a person of dubious intelligence. After winning back-to-back Stanley Cups, Phil Kessel was spotted in Pittsburgh Penguins training camp in September 2017 bringing the mullet back to its native roots of Pittsburgh Hockey. [citation needed], In the United States of the 1980s, the mullet became part of lesbian culture, where it came to be used as a way of identifying oneself as a member of that culture in public. [citation needed], Vocalist Wesley Willis wrote and released the track "Cut the Mullet" in 1998 and frequently performed it at live shows. Drag queen Crystal Methyd wore a mullet whilst competing on Rupaul's Drag Race Season 12. There is an Australian saying: "Looking like a stunned mullet". Because my daughter (age 22), son (age 20) told me it was and told me to cut it short on the back as it was out of style. This came from the song 'Mullet Head' on 1994's 'Ill Communication' album, which described the haircut and its wearers. Mullets are also becoming popular with male teens in Australia and New Zealand due to the Australian drill scene. From there they typically spread through the culture in both directions age-wise, until they're seen on 4-year-olds and 60-somethings. [41] Male "modern mullet" hairstyles are characterised by long back hair, short side hair and medium length front and top hair.[42]. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. My favorite mullet classification yet, is: The Missouri Compromise. [4] In Cool Hand Luke defeated villains were referred to as "mullet heads",[citation needed] and in a 1982 first-season episode of Cheers, Sam Malone says "Don't you have customers to deal with, mullet head? I believe Paul Newman refers to Mullet Heads in the film "Cool Hand Luke", made in 1967. [10], In the sixth century, Byzantine scholar Procopius wrote that some factions of young males wore their hair long at the back and cut it short over the forehead. In French Montréal it is called a "coupe Longeuil" after a suburb not known for high fashion. As the thinkers thought about things, (for example should a tree be called a tree or a shoe? [citation needed] Jágr in particular became so well known with the hairstyle that it actually headlined the local news when he cut it off in 1999;[21][failed verification] likewise, he again made headlines in 2015 (by this point playing for the Florida Panthers, his seventh NHL team after the Penguins traded him in 2001) when he announced that he was regrowing his mullet. In Austria it's called a "VOKUHILA" (my spelling may be incorrect) a shortened version of "VOrne KUrze HInten LAng" (Front short, Back long). I don't know where the term 'mullet' came from, but a feather cut was considered very stylish then (on women anyway!) The main area being scratched was the top of the head. As the thinking took a very long time, all the head scratching restricted growth on top, whereas the back was left to grow into a fine mane. It is referred to as a "Coupe Longueil" or Longueil Cut, Longueil being the name of a suburb perceived as a soulless place devoid of any redeeming characteristics. The mullet is a hairstyle in which the hair is short at the front and sides, but long at the back. I believe the fans of the soccer club ADO (the Hague) were early adopters. [9] Fish with common names including the word "mullet" may be a member of one family or the other, or even unrelated such as the freshwater white sucker (Catostomus commersonii). This was in 1971. I thought "schlong" meant something quite different.... actually, the word 'schlong' does perfectly describe anyone with a mullet. Get your mullet and flannies ready, it's bogan time", "Iran launches crackdown on Western hairstyles, Culture Ministry bans mullet, ponytails, long hair", "Whence the Mullet? I've heard it called a Maori mane and a New Zealand Mullet. [22], After the much-publicized 1992 DC Comics storyline in which Superman apparently died, the character returned in the 1993 follow-up storyline "Reign of the Supermen", in which he was depicted with a mullet. [6] They are classified as an order, Mugiliformes, within the subseries Ovalentaria of the clade Percomorpha in the 5th Edition of Fishes of the World. "Jumping mullet — the internal diving bell hypothesis", "Genus-level taxonomic changes implied by the mitochondrial phylogeny of grey mullets (Teleostei: Mugilidae) (abstract)", "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera", Mullet Dursey Sound May 2010, Beara, West Cork, Ireland, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mullet_(fish)&oldid=985008621, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. I had one in 1984 when I left my ex - I remember it was quite stylish at the time, and it featured that straight-across action over the ears rather than the more conventional pointy look. I'd swear the word "Mullet" was in use way before 1994... Because it looks like you have a dead fish on your head? Thus the Mullet gets its name from those who were forever engaged in intellectual processes. It comes from the word "mullethead." For other fish called "mullets", see, Gosline, W. A. Does that help? [38] In addition, from 2010 to 2015, Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks popularized the "playoff mullet," an alternative to the traditional NHL playoff beard. [10], The following genera were accepted as making up the Mugilidae:[2], However, recent taxonomic work has reorganised the family and the following genera as make up the Mugilidae:[11][12], This article is about the fish of the family Mugilidae. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. 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Hair length, despite the name of that youth cult, has never been a significant factor, and many offshoots and subcults have at different times been associated with a variety of different coiffures. Not sure if the phrase was German or Dutch, but Mullet was described to me as "Motch Kopf", translating literally as Carpet tile head. in the 80's in usa it was indeed called a bi-level. If Mr Jon Kay thinks they they came from a 1994 Beastie Boys song, then why were they so popular in the 80's? Indie rock duo Tegan and Sara sported mullets during their The Con album era. The reasons for this lower jump are disputed, but have been hypothesized to be in order to gain oxygen rich air for gas exchange in a small organ above the pharynx. [2], Mullets are distinguished by the presence of two separate dorsal fins, small triangular mouths, and the absence of a lateral line organ. This non-Roman style was termed the 'Hunnic' look.[11][12]. Mullett websites generally credit the coining of this phrase to Mike D of the Beastie Boys. A Brief Timeline of the Mullet History. This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen, Corrections Manager. The DJ and 2-stepper Héctor Oaks has been also preaching the haircut since 2019. This was the type of a mullet that had a crew cut at the front, top, and sides and long hair at the back. [5][6][7][8][9] Decoder Ring discovered that the magazine image had been faked; in a 2018 apology posted to imgur, the creator had admitted to faking the text, adjusting the magazine dates, and shown proof. [28], In 2003, Legacy Recordings released Mullets Rock!, a 2 CD collection full of mullet-wearing classic rock and hair metal bands from the 1970s and 1980s. All the previous correspondents should prepare for the time when their anti-mullet attitudes will mark them out as old-fashioned and hopelessly uncool! In 2009, Kate Gosselin, from the reality television show Jon and Kate Plus 8 made famous the tellum, or reverse mullet. Taxonomically, the family is currently treated as the sole member of the order Mugiliformes, but as Nelson says, "there has been much disagreement concerning the relationships" of this family. For other uses, see, "Dialect Notes: Terms of Disparagement in American Dialect Speech", "The Mullet Mystery - Episode 23 - The Oxford Comment", "Appeals: mullet | Oxford English Dictionary", "Think of "Mullet" as a 1980s Word? etc) they scratched their heads as they 'mulled it' over. I love you and good night ", "Gundy: Mullet worth 'millions' in OSU marketing", "Steelers' James Conner embraces unique haircut, planning more styles", "Mullets Are Apparently Coming Back and I…Don't Hate It? 's Himchan,[36] Seventeen's Woozi and The8, BTS's V,[37] Got7's JB, SF9's Youngbin, NCT's Taeyong, Ateez's Hongjoong and The Boyz's Hwall. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mullet_(haircut)&oldid=985563230, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2020, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2018, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2020, Articles with failed verification from February 2019, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2015, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2020, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2020, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 26 October 2020, at 17:36. In Sweden the mullet is generally known as the hockey hairdo. In the Netherlands it was popular from the late 1980s, mainly among lower middle class guys (the same folk that also wore shiny purple tracksuits).