adjective
- having a hairstyle in which the hair is slicked back and tapered to a point at the nape of the neck, resembling a duck's tail
Usage: informal; chiefly historical; popular in the 1950s
Examples
- He wore his hair in a ducktailed style, slicking it back with pomade.
- The greaser had a classic ducktailed haircut that was fashionable in the 1950s.
- She remembered her father's ducktailed hair from old photographs.
- The ducktailed look became iconic in mid-century American youth culture.