hockey hair
n.— «That’s a hairstyle known for being short on top and longer in the back, and it was made popular in the 1970s and early 1980s. The often-ridiculed hairstyle is sometimes called hockey hair, a reference to the many players who still wear the style.» —“Mullet or not, Fields’ hair is talk of the auto industry” by Sarah A. Webster Detroit Free Press (Michigan) Feb. 25, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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