Eton crop

noun

A typically female haircut where the sides and the back are left shorter than the top of the hair and the fringe is often cut short and slicked down.

Meanings

nounEton crop (countable and uncountable, plural Eton crops)

plural Eton crops

  1. countableuncountableA typically female haircut where the sides and the back are left shorter than the top of the hair and the fringe is often cut short and slicked down.

Origin

Due to the former tendency for boys studying at Eton to have similar haircuts.

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