ProbableNamed from the place
Brooklyn fade
noun · first attested 20th century
One haircut, several city names, depending on which barber you ask.
A taper fade haircut.
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- 20th century
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- noun
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Brooklyn fade
The cut is the same one usually called a taper fade, in which the hair shortens gradually toward the neck and ears. Dictionaries credit its popularity to Brooklyn barbershops, which is the only account on record. Brooklyn's own name is Dutch, from Breukelen, a village near Utrecht.
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