business in the front, party in the back

English

Phrase

business in the front, party in the back

1. (humorous) Describing the mullet hairstyle.
   • 2001, Los Angeles Magazine, volume 46, number 4, page 24:

     How long does a trend have to languish before Hollywood seizes it as its own fresh discovery? Since before recorded history, if the hairstyle known as the mullet — business in the front, party in the back — is any indication.

   • 2005, David Mansour, From Abba to Zoom, page 326:

     MULLET / Now this is what we call “business in the front, party in the back”! A male haircut derived from the 1980s female-oriented bi-level […]