buzz cut

noun

Synonyms of buzz cutnext
: crew cut
buzz-cut
ˈbəz-ˌkət How to pronounce buzz cut (audio)
adjective

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The Manchester City star has traded his signature long blond hair for a buzz cut, revealing the transformation on social media ahead of the team's Premier League opener against Bournemouth on Sunday. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 Now, two new heartthrobs of the 2020s have joined the party, with Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie and Manchester City footballer Erling Haaland both buzzing their notable hairstyles in favor of a summery buzz cut. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 24 Aug. 2026 Some managers and scouts visited Ewood Park when Wharton was a teenager at Blackburn Rovers and decided that the skinny kid with a buzz cut and his socks rolled down ‘isn’t one for us’. — Stuart James, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 For most of his life, Roth sported a military-style buzz cut, a plain suit, and a pair of sneakers. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for buzz cut

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of buzz cut was in 1977

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buzz cut

noun
: crew cut
buzz-cut adjective

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