mohawk haircut
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- noun
- /ˈmoʊhɔːk ˈhɛrˌkʌt/
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corte mohicano
- A man with a Mohawk haircut who can be seen on the video, apparently reaching for some of Ms. Spencer's possessions as she was led from the park, was arrested a few moments later, witnesses said.
Examples
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The punk band's lead singer became famous for his iconic mohawk haircut that symbolized rebellion.
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Not only did Bobak help land the Curiosity Rover on Mars, he became an Internet meme for his mohawk haircut.
Blog text (27) -
His unwashed mohawk haircut stood up in tiny tepees.
Fiction book (1993) -
There's a guy I know, 29 years old, has a mohawk haircut, loves to work out, used to play football but doesn't anymore, works at a gym, seems womanizing, and has female traits.
Blog text (19) -
He walked into the party sporting a striking mohawk haircut that turned heads.
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At the concert, many fans showed off their vibrant mohawk haircuts in various colors.
Synonyms
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A hairstyle with shaved sides and a long strip of hair down the middle
A long piece of hair left on top of a shaved head, worn in some Indigenous North American cultures
How Bold
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound simply names a haircut of a particular style: 'mohawk' already denotes the specific hairstyle and 'haircut' denotes the act/style of cutting hair, so the meaning is directly recoverable from the parts. A B1 learner who knows both constituents will therefore understand this referent without prior exposure.
Etymology
Mohawk haircut may come from the Mohawk people, because some of their warriors shaved the sides of the head and left a long strip of hair down the middle. That's why mohawk is used for this haircut, meaning a style with both sides shaved and a long strip of hair in the center.