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ducktail
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duck·tail  (dktl)
n.
A hairstyle in which the hair is swept back at the sides to meet in an upturned point in back.


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With bands like Lobo Negro blasting hard-edged rockabilly tunes like ``Devil Woman From Outer Space'' on the center stage, hundreds of people, many sporting '50s-style clothing, pompadours, greased ducktails and many, many more tattoos per square inch of skin than the general public, mingled among classic cars that ranged from very rough works-in-progress to the truly immaculate.
Aside from references to occasional opposition to military service, Poiger does not demonstrate that the kids who raced motorcycles, wore ducktails or tight sweaters, and rioted outside Bill Haley concerts saw themselves as rebels against the political system, gender norms, or reigning cultural hierarchies.
Augie rides an anachronistic contraption, a delivery trike, for his job at a local drycleaners; and one almost expects ducktails to go along with the black leather jackets worn by the bullies who go after Augie while he's on his rounds.
 
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