proto-mullet

plural proto-mullets

1. alternativeAlternative form of protomullet.

   The new story opens with our hero Perseus (Sam Worthington) as a widower and single father, his curly proto-mullet signaling that he has given up on soldiering and is determined to live as a simple fisherman.

   2012 March 29, Mark Olsen, “By-the-numbers 'Wrath of the Titans' lets down cast of able performers ? 1/2”, in Chicago Tribune

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   The 47-track Best Of Bowie DVD ($34.98, store.davidbowie.com) collects every single one of David Bowie's looks, from his finest dresses to tailored suits, skintight jumpers to clown costumes, proto-mullets to pompadours.

   2002 December, “All through the house…”, in CMJ New Music Monthly

   Rather than leading the world in glamour and style, the majority of continentals seem to have been left behind in an era when proto-mullets, moonwalk loafers and white socks were right up there with Pac Man and rollerblades.

   2003, Tamara Sheward, Bad Karma: Confessions of a Reckless Traveller in Southeast Asia, Academy Chicago Publishers, published 2007, →ISBN, page 104