moptop

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noun

Synonym of Beatle cut.

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Beatle cutmushroom cutbowl cut
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Meanings

moptop1

nounmoptop (plural moptops)

plural moptops · alternative mop-top

  1. datedSynonym of Beatle cut.

    While young women loved the Beatles' hair, British adults found it “unsightly, unsafe, unruly, and unclean.” Factories suspended young apprentices who dared to show up in a moptop.

    2022, W. David Marx, “Introduction”, in Status and Culture, Viking, →ISBN

    Synonyms: Beatle cut, mushroom cut, bowl cut

Moptop2

nounMoptop (plural Moptops)

plural Moptops

  1. colloquialin pluralA member of the Beatles (British band).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Beatle cut.

Similar
Beatle cutmushroom cutbowl cut
Also see
beatle cut

Origin

moptop · noun

From mop + top.

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Moptop · noun

A reference to their distinctive moptop hairstyles.

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Translations

German Pilzkopf
  • Pilzkopfhaircut popularized by the Beatles
Cite this entry
APA

moptop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moptop

MLA

“moptop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moptop. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moptop,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moptop.

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