pixie cut

A women's hairstyle, generally short on the back and sides of the head and slightly longer on the top.

Noun

  1. A women's hairstyle, generally short on the back and sides of the head and slightly longer on the top.
    • Whether your hair covers your head in short curls, a pert pixie cut, smooth braids, or a long bob, do yourself a good turn by finding the styles which are most becoming to you. - 1955, Adah Broadbent, Teen-Age Glamor,...
    • Shoulder-length, curled hair was ideal, although some women would wear braids tied with rubber bands for the games. Pixie cuts for women were still at least a decade away […] - 2010, Mary Beth Klatt, Chicago's Fashion...

    Synonyms: pixie

Origin

From traditional depictions of mythological pixies. First popularized in the 1950s by Audrey Hepburn and later by Jean Seberg.

Forms

pixie cuts