1. A hairstyle in which the head is shaved on both sides, leaving a strip of hair running down the center from the forehead to the nape of the neck, often styled upright.
Usage: Often associated with punk rock culture; Can be worn with various hair colors and heights
2. Plural of Mohawk; members of an Iroquoian people historically inhabiting the Mohawk Valley in New York.
Usage: Refers to a Native American nation; Also called Kanienkehaka in their own language

Examples

• The punk rocker spiked his mohawks with gel to make them stand straight up.
• She dyed her mohawks bright green for the music festival.
• The Mohawks were one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
• He got a mohawks haircut to express his rebellious style.
• The band members all had different colored mohawks on stage.
• Historically, the Mohawks controlled important trade routes in the Northeast.