protomullet

See also: proto-mullet

English

Alternative forms

• proto-mullet

Etymology

proto- +‎ mullet

Noun

protomullet (plural protomullets)

1. A mulletlike hairstyle which is shorter than a full-fledged mullet or which preceded the popularization of the mullet in the 1980s.
   • 2003 December 10, Annalee Newitz, “The high-tech black market”, in San Francisco Bay Guardian:

     Groups of glittery girls and boys with 1960s protomullets slid past homeless people too tired to beg for money.

   • 2005 January 8, marika, “Re: Navigating through hazards in Internet discussions”, in alt.usenet.legends.lester-mosley‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Byron on the other hand, had a protomullet viz Farrah Fawcett Fangs.

   • 2006 February, John Hotten, “Fish”, in Classic Rock, page 96:

     Able to bring together his solo songs and his Marillion career in an album and a live show that demonstrates the weight and breadth of his work, the shaven-headed figure that walks on stage tonight comes accompanied by gravitas, as well as the quirky charisma that has survived face-paint, parachute pants and that 1980s protomullet, to prosper in this more restrained era.