Fauxhawk

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The faux-hawk or fauxhawk is a haircut similar to the Mohawk hairstyle. Hair on the top of the head is combed to resemble a small fan Mohawk. The hair on the sides of the head is not shaved, though it might be shorter. [1] Accompanying this style of hair is occasionally the supplement of highlights. The hairstyle gained popularity in urban centers in 2002.

The name faux-hawk is a portmanteau of faux (a French word for fake or false) and Mohawk. It may also be referred to as:

"Thoma-hawk" (after Thom Yorke of Radiohead, and a play on words on tomahawk)
"fashion-mohawk"
"fashion-victim-mohawk"
"fashion-hawk"
"fohawk"
"the yankee" (in Italy)
"the faux-mo"

It is sometimes derided as:

"chicken hawk" (implying that the wearer is not confident enough to actually commit to a real mohawk)
"crow hawk"
"corpo-hawk" (given that this hair style is conservative hair style and less extreme than its counterpart)
"Hoxton fin" (probably unique to the UK)
"Emohawk" (given that this hair style is mainly worn by people of the "emo" fashion)
"homohawk" (given that this hair style is associated with more androgynous subcultures such as emo, as well as being a common hairstyle in the stereotype of effeminate men- i.e. the below mentioned Bruno.)

This hairstyle is popular among fashion-conscious people of any gender in the Western world, and is considered to be a fad. It is found in all different styles and is common among female runway models. It began in Europe and was made popular by footballer David Beckham, Actions In Objects keyboardist, Jordan Stein and musician Matthew Thomas.

The frohawk is a mohawk on a person with tightly-coiled hair. Mr. T is known to sport a frohawk.