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crew cut

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A crew cut is a very short haircut all over. Have a crew cut.

It needs cutting every three weeks, which is more upkeep than longer hair. The name comes from American university rowing crews of the 1930s.

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Definitions of crew cut

  1. 1nouncrew cutA very short haircut all over.B2

    “The crew cut took four minutes and lasted about a fortnight.”

crew cut is a haircut.

Where it comes from

Named from the rowing crews at American universities who wore their hair that way.

Originally worn by rowing crew.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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