noun

• A haircut in which the hair is cut short at the back and the sides.

  ‘his hairdresser said tactfully that short back and sides was no longer an unquestioned good thing’

  More example sentences

  • ‘He was of slim to medium build with short back and sides and dark hair brushed forwards.’
  • ‘When I had my hair cut yesterday, I asked for short back and sides instead of a style cut.’
  • ‘I don't want anything fancy, just a simple short back and sides, but cut properly.’
  • ‘It's not a sensible short back and sides, but he's definitely had a good six inches off the end of his ponytail.’
  • ‘Until recently long-haired men risked being picked off the street for an obligatory short back and sides.’
  • ‘He already had the short back and sides and the mousy blonde hair.’
  • ‘After all, as one of the wealthiest businessmen in New York surely he knows a barber who would give him a proper short back and sides.’
  • ‘Instead, I give a trim and do the complete short back and sides in spring when there is enough new growth to keep things interesting.’
  • ‘So now I pay $12 to a butcher in an alley for a neat short back and sides.’
  • ‘Thankfully Eamon, sporting a short back and sides, was a rare sign of normality amid this world of mind-boggling hair sculpting.’
  • ‘‘Men still mostly want a short back and sides but I can do the shaved heads that some of them want as well,’ he said.’
  • ‘A health check means visiting the doctor's surgery, not casually flicking through Men's Health magazine, while waiting for a short back and sides.’
  • ‘‘They always say ‘never again’ afterwards,’ attested Margaret as she reached for the mirror to let me bear witness to the short back and sides.’
  • ‘Police then described him as being well-spoken, aged between 30 and 40, with a short back and sides and light brown or blond hair.’
  • ‘The well-spoken white male, aged between 30 and 40, and around 5 feet 6 inches tall, with a short back and sides and light brown or blond hair.’
  • ‘Asking Eileen Drewery for a short back and sides wasn't my best move.’