crew cut

1. 1.

   a closely cropped haircut; usually for men or boys

   Synonymsbutchflattop

   Broaderhaircut

Questions about crew cut

What does crew cut mean?

crew cut means "a closely cropped haircut; usually for men or boys".

What is another word for crew cut?

Close synonyms include butch, flattop. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is crew cut a common word?

crew cut is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.