crew cut
noun
: a very short haircut usually for men or boys in which the hair resembles the bristle surface of a brush
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At the official start of the fall 2024 NFL season in September, the tight end, 35, made waves with his look, which had gone from his signature buzz cut to a shaggy crew cut with super faded sides.
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Looking every bit the former military man with his salt-and-pepper crew cut, Hoegh was elected Iowa governor in 1954.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 31 May 2024
New photos of Reeves taken on March 19 show him on set sporting a classic clean crew cut.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
The storied Pepsi pop pivot dates back roughly to 1960 — read: pre-bikini America, still largely an Eisenhower-drab sea of crew cuts, including Elvis, who’d been unceremoniously shorn and shipped off to the army.
—Jamie Bryan, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2023
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Looking every bit the former military man with his salt-and-pepper crew cut, Hoegh was elected Iowa governor in 1954.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 31 May 2024
New photos of Reeves taken on March 19 show him on set sporting a classic clean crew cut.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
The storied Pepsi pop pivot dates back roughly to 1960 — read: pre-bikini America, still largely an Eisenhower-drab sea of crew cuts, including Elvis, who’d been unceremoniously shorn and shipped off to the army.
—Jamie Bryan, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2023
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“Crew cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crew%20cut. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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