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DA (2)
DA


noun 
Definition:
 
slicked-back hairstyle: a man's hairstyle popular in the 1950s in which the hair is slicked back and drawn into a point at the back of the neck ( informal )

[Abbreviation of duck's arse; because it looks like a duck's tail]
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