brush cut

noun

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

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butch cutbuzz cutcrew cutflattop
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Meanings

nounbrush cut (plural brush cuts)

plural brush cuts · alternative brushcut

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

    He wore a brush cut that looked like static electricity firing up from his pink skull.

    1999 April 4, Lance Morrow, “The Balkans' Heritage of Hatred”, in Time

    Synonyms: butch cut, buzz cut, crew cut, flattop

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
butch cutbuzz cutcrew cutflattop
Also see
butch cutcrew cut
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APA

brush cut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brush%20cut

MLA

“brush cut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brush%20cut. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brush cut,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brush%20cut.

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