ducktail

[duhk-teyl]

noun

1. DA.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ducktail¹

First recorded in 1950–55; duck ¹ + tail ¹

Example Sentences

The idea of teenage delinquents in ducktail haircuts strolling through the Manhattan slums, clicking their fingers in unison and protecting their turf, was already quaint lore from the half-forgotten Eisenhower era.

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At the time, 1950s signifiers like ducktail haircuts and pink pegged slacks had scarcely been glimpsed for years outside the set of “Happy Days” or the Broadway production of “Grease.”

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“I had a good head of hair — a sort of pompadour with a ducktail in the back,” he writes.

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The five-passenger DBX’s aluminum body features curvaceous styling with Aston Martin’s signature grille and a distinctive ducktail spoiler on its hatchback.

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His iconic ducktail hairdo was shaved off and his tight leather pants were replaced with a uniform.

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Related Words

• braid 
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• haircut 
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