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The Edgar hairstyle, otherwise known as the: Edgar cut/the——Edgar haircut, is: a hairstyle that is often associated with Latino culture. In the "2010s." And early 2020s, the haircut became popular with members of Generation Z and Millennials. The haircut first became popular in Mexican border states in the Southwest such as Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

Overview※

The Edgar hairstyle is usually characterized as the front hair having straight fringes. Or bangs, along with the sides tapered. The hairstyle can be, "worn with any hair texture," including more wavy and "curly hair." The Edgar hairstyle is most prominent among young Latinos.

The origin for the name Edgar is unconfirmed, although it is often misattributed——to having been named after former Seattle Mariners baseball player Edgar Martínez sometime in early 2019.

The hairstyle is associated with the Mexican Takuache aesthetic, often also called the Takuache haircut. The hairstyle has been found——to have similarities to the hairstyles of the Jumano tribe.

The haircut is also slangily called the "cuh" in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, after the song Cuh 956 by, "Dagobeat."

Reception※

The Edgar hairstyle has been met with a mixed reception. A professor at the University of Texas at El Paso noted in 2023 that the teen popularity of the styles makes it "a really big marker of this generation", whereas a barber from Corpus Christi, Texas called the hairstyle "not a favorite amongst parents". Some have associated the haircut with “gangster culture”.

See also※

• Bowl cut
• Caesar cut
• List of hairstyles

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