"crew cut" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crew cuts [plural]
Etymology: Originally worn by rowing crew. Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: crew cut Categories (topical): Hair Synonyms: brush cut, butch cut, buzz cut, flattop, crewcut Derived forms: crew-cutted Translations (a haircut): канадска ливада (kanadska livada) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 平頭 (Chinese Mandarin), 平头 (píngtóu) (Chinese Mandarin), 寸頭 (Chinese Mandarin), 寸头 (cùntóu) (Chinese Mandarin), pystytukka (Finnish), brosse [feminine] (French), Bürstenschnitt [masculine] (German), G.I.-Schnitt (note: with very short sides also) [masculine] (German), Igelschnitt [masculine] (German), kefehaj (Hungarian), taglio a spazzola [masculine] (Italian), hākerekere (Maori), torohīhihi (Maori), hockeysveis [masculine] (Norwegian), jeżyk [masculine] (Polish), ёжик (jóžik) [masculine] (Russian), corte militar [masculine] (Spanish), snagg [common-gender] (Swedish), เกรียน (griian) (Thai)

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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a haircut",
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          "lang": "German",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a haircut",
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "a haircut",
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          "word": "taglio a spazzola"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
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          "sense": "a haircut",
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      "word": "buzz cut"
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kanadska livada",
      "sense": "a haircut",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "канадска ливада"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a haircut",
      "word": "平頭"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "píngtóu",
      "sense": "a haircut",
      "word": "平头"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a haircut",
      "word": "寸頭"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cùntóu",
      "sense": "a haircut",
      "word": "寸头"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a haircut",
      "word": "pystytukka"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a haircut",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "brosse"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a haircut",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Bürstenschnitt"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "with very short sides also",
      "sense": "a haircut",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "G.I.-Schnitt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a haircut",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Igelschnitt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a haircut",
      "word": "kefehaj"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a haircut",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "taglio a spazzola"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a haircut",
      "word": "hākerekere"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a haircut",
      "word": "torohīhihi"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "a haircut",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hockeysveis"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a haircut",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jeżyk"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jóžik",
      "sense": "a haircut",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ёжик"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a haircut",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "corte militar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a haircut",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "snagg"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "griian",
      "sense": "a haircut",
      "word": "เกรียน"
    }
  ],
  "word": "crew cut"
}

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