The ducktail is a men's haircut style popular during the 1950s. It is also called the duck's tail, duck's ass, duck's arse, or simply D.A. and is also described as slicked back hair.[1][2] The hair is pomaded (greased), combed back around the sides, and parted centrally down the back of the head.
- ^ Tom Dalzell (2009). The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English. p. 325. ISBN 9780415371827.
- ^ Victoria Sherrow (2006). Encyclopedia of Hair: A Cultural History. p. 194. ISBN 9780313331459.