high and tight
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English
Etymology
Comparing the terms high and tight for the longer hair on the high part of the scalp and the shortest or tight-to-the-scalp hair on the sides.
Adjective
high and tight (not comparable)
- (of a haircut) Having the characteristics of a crew cut (very short or no hair on the sides and trimmed on the top).
- (figuratively, by extension) Orderly, militaresque.
- (baseball) Being a pitch that is thrown close to the batter, but does not hit him.