hockeyfrilla

Swedish

Etymology

At least since the 1970s. Literally “hockey haircut”, from a stereotypical view of ice hockey players’ love of the hairstyle. See also hockey and frilla (colloquial form of frisyr).

Pronunciation

/ˈhɔkʏˌfrɪla/ or /ˈhɔkɪˌfrɪla/

Noun

hockeyfrilla -n, hockeyfrillor

  1. (colloquial) mullet (hairstyle)

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Last modified on 3 July 2007, at 10:39