business in the front, party in the back

phrase

Describing the mullet hairstyle.

Meanings

phrase
  1. humorousDescribing the mullet hairstyle.

    MULLET / Now this is what we call “business in the front, party in the back”! A male haircut derived from the 1980s female-oriented bi-level […]

    2005, David Mansour, From Abba to Zoom, page 326
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    How long does a trend have to languish before Hollywood seizes it as its own fresh discovery? Since before recorded history, if the hairstyle known as the mullet — business in the front, party in the back — is any indication.

    2001, Los Angeles Magazine, volume 46, number 4, page 24
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APA

business in the front, party in the back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/business%20in%20the%20front%2C%20party%20in%20the%20back

MLA

“business in the front, party in the back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/business%20in%20the%20front%2C%20party%20in%20the%20back. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “business in the front, party in the back,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/business%20in%20the%20front%2C%20party%20in%20the%20back.

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