crew cut

See also: crewcut

English

Alternative forms

• crewcut

Etymology

Originally worn by rowing crew.

Noun

crew cut (plural crew cuts)

1. A closely-cropped male haircut in which the hairs stick upward, like the short bristles of a brush.

Synonyms

• brush cut, butch cut, buzz cut, flattop

Derived terms

• crew-cutted

 

Translations

a haircut

• Bulgarian: канадска ливада f (kanadska livada)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 平頭／平头 (zh) (píngtóu), 寸頭／寸头 (cùntóu)

• Finnish: pystytukka
• French: brosse (fr) f
• German: Bürstenschnitt m; (with very short sides also) G.I.-Schnitt m, Igelschnitt m
• Hungarian: kefehaj (hu)
• Italian: taglio a spazzola m
• Maori: hākerekere, torohīhihi
• Norwegian: hockeysveis (no) m
• Polish: jeżyk (pl) m
• Russian: ёжик (ru) m (jóžik)
• Spanish: corte militar m
• Swedish: snagg (sv) c
• Thai: เกรียน (th) (griian)

References

• “crew cut”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.