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crew cut
crew cut
(
plural
crew cuts
)
noun
Definition:
closely cut hair:
a haircut, usually worn by men and boys, with the hair cut close to the head
[
Probably because adopted by boat crews at Harvard and Yale in the mid-20th century
]
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