definition of a mohawk
Top Definition. mohawk. a hairstyle where the sides are shaved, leaving a 2-3 strip down the middle that is spiked up or fanned out. most common among street punks. other variations are the bihawk and trihawk. that punk has a 10 fanned mohawk. jake from the casualties has a huge mohawk.
2. mohawk. A hairstyle where the sides are shaved, leaving a 2-3 strip down the middle. Originaly worn by the Iroquois and other Native American tribes. Back then the hair was either plucked by hand or shaved with clam shells.