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Origin of flattop
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In the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s version, a drama from Netflix that hits theaters in October, Frankenstein’s creature is no arms-outstretched “Me Hungry” monster lumbering toward the camera stiff-legged with neck bolts and a flattop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025
Senate, Democrat Jon Tester is a well-known commodity in Montana — a plain-spoken grain farmer with a flattop and a carefully cultivated reputation as a moderate.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2023
Nando’s has since spread like oil on a hot flattop, with more than two dozen outlets in the area.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2022
Fortunately the kitchen has a pair of 5-foot flattop griddles, a standalone oven the size of a large closet and two 40-gallon steam-jacketed industrial kettles.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2019
I recognized him, recognized his flattop of blonded hair with the ornamental frontal curl, the snarly lips, the athletic lumber.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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