edgar

IPA/ˈed.ɡər/
KK[ˈɛdɡɚ]IPA/ˈed.ɡɚ/

edgar — noun

  • edgarsingular
  • edgarsplural

1. a haircut where the hair is left long and thick on top, cut straight across the

1.nounB1
Definition

a haircut where the hair is left long and thick on top, cut straight across the forehead as a fringe, and kept short on the sides and back

Example

After watching the video, Ishaan asked for an Edgar cut with extra length on top.

collocation: an Edgar cut / an Edgar haircut

The new Edgar style suits Daichi because his hair is naturally thick and straight.

Common collocations
  • get an Edgar
  • ask for an Edgar
  • Edgar cut
  • Edgar haircut
  • Edgar style
Synonyms
  • bowl cut

    similar fringe but evenly round all over, without the short sides / back contrast

  • curtain fringe

    long fringe parted in the middle, not as thick across the forehead

Antonyms
  • mullet

    short at front and sides but long at the back — the opposite shape

Grammar Patterns

edgar + noun (cut / haircut / style)

get / ask for + an Edgar

Usage Note

Always capitalised. The word typically combines with 'cut', 'haircut', or 'style' — e.g. 'an Edgar cut', 'get an Edgar'. The hairstyle is named after a character in the 1997 film Men in Black.

Common Mistakes

He went to get a edgar.
He went to get an Edgar cut.
'Edgar' alone is not the standard noun for the style; pair it with 'cut' or 'haircut'.

2. a short way of referring to the Edgar Allan Poe Award, a statuette given every y

2.nounB2
Definition

a short way of referring to the Edgar Allan Poe Award, a statuette given every year to the best mystery, crime, or detective writing

Example

Christopher stayed up reading the novel that won an Edgar for best mystery.

collocation: win an Edgar

The librarian showed Quan a shelf of books with gold Edgar stickers on their covers.

Common collocations
  • win an Edgar
  • receive an Edgar
  • Edgar Award
  • Edgar winner
  • Edgar category
Synonyms
  • Hugo Award

    award for science fiction and fantasy, not mystery

  • Agatha Award

    award for traditional mysteries, named after Agatha Christie

Grammar Patterns

win / receive + an Edgar

Edgar + noun (Award / winner)

Usage Note

Capitalised. Used with or without the full name 'Edgar Award'. The definite article is possible ('the Edgar') but less common than 'an Edgar'. Awards are given by the Mystery Writers of America.

Common Mistakes

That book won the Edgar Award prize.
That book won an Edgar Award.
'Edgar Award' already includes 'Award'; adding 'prize' is redundant.

Word family

  • Edgar Award
    nounB2
  • Edgar cut
    nounB1

Synonym discussion

Sense: noun/1

An Edgar haircut keeps hair thick on top with a straight fringe above the eyes and short sides, giving a top-heavy look. A bowl cut is similar in having a straight fringe, but the hair is cut to the same length all around — there is no deliberate contrast between top and sides. A mullet is the opposite shape: short at the front and sides but long at the back. A buzz cut is clipped very short and evenly all over. In everyday conversation: if the sides and back are noticeably shorter than the top and fringe, it is an Edgar; if the hair is evenly round like a helmet, it is a bowl cut; if the back is long, it is a mullet; if everything is short, it is a buzz cut.

bowl cutmullet ↗buzz cut ↗

Common collocations

Nouns

Phrases

  • get an Edgar
  • ask for an Edgar
  • win an Edgar

Etymology

English

The hairstyle sense comes from the character Edgar (played by Vincent D'Onofrio) in the 1997 science-fiction comedy Men in Black. The character's distinctive fringe-heavy look was adopted as a named style decades later. The award sense is short for the Edgar Allan Poe Award, established in 1946 by the Mystery Writers of America and named after the American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), widely regarded as the inventor of the modern detective story.