broccoli haircut

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This 2024 photo of actor David Corenswet on the set of the 2025 film Superman went viral due to him sporting the haircut.

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Etymology

Comes from the resemblance of the haircut to the stem and florets of broccoli.

Noun

broccoli haircut (plural broccoli haircuts)

  1. (slang) A type of perm haircut popular among teens and young adults that resembles broccoli, consisting of shaded or faded sides, and much volume and length on the top.
    Synonym: (UK) meet me at McDonald's
    • 2022 April 30, Jessica Lindsay, “The broccoli haircut: What is the men’s hair style and why is it so popular with Gen Z?”, in Metro Lifestyle:
      The broccoli haircut, also known as the zoomer perm or bird’s nest cut, is similar to the indie-inspired looks of the 00s, featuring shaved or faded sides and a whole lot of volume and length on top.
    • 2022 April 7, Stephanie Saltzman, “The 'broccoli cut' and 8 other Gen Z hair trends, explained”, in Fashionista:
      Take, for example the wacky, whimsical, sometimes flat-out weirdly-named viral hairstyles and fads bubbling up amongst the youths: In a recent trend report released by Google outlining the most-searched Gen Z hairstyles, the top two were the "wet mop haircut" and the "broccoli haircut."
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:broccoli haircut.

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