Note the curled feathers

The Duck's Ass was a haircut style popular during the 1950s. It was also called the Ducktail, or simply D.A. (DA), for use in mixed company. Species Sus barbatus Sus bucculentus Sus cebifrons Sus celebensis Sus domesticus Sus heureni Sus philippensis Sus salvanius Sus scrofa Sus timoriensis Sus verrucosus Pigs are ungulates native to Eurasia collectively grouped under the genus Sus within the Suidae family. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

The combing technique

The style required that the hair be combed back around the sides of the head. The end of a rattail comb was used to make a central part at the back of the head, resembling, to many, the rear end of a duck. In addition, the hair on the top front of the head was deliberately disarrayed so that untidy strands hung down over the forehead. Young Girl Fixing her Hair, by Sophie Gengembre Anderson Hair is a filamentous outgrowth from the skin, found mainly in mammals. ... A comb A comb for people with hair loss. ... Subfamilies Dendrocygninae Oxyurinae Anatinae Merginae For other uses, see Duck (disambiguation). ...

The ducktail hair style contributed to the term "greasers": to accomplish this look, lots of hair grease was required to hold the hair in place. This was still the era of hair creams, so it only required an increase in the amount to make hair remain in the desired style.

To insure that the hair was just so, the wearer often touched up the D.A. many times during the day by running his greased comb through it.

Significance of the style

The D.A. quickly became a stereotypical feature of rebels and non-conformists. Although the ducktail was adopted by Hollywood to represent the wild youth of the Fifties, only a small minority of males actually sported a D.A., even amongst the British Rockers and Teddy Boys of the same era. Olivia Amador ... In English history, a non-conformist is any member of a Protestant congregation not affiliated with the Church of England. ... ... The definitive Wild One. ... The Teddy boy youth culture first emerged in Britain (starting in London, but rapidly spreading across the country) during the early 1950s, and soon after became strongly associated with American rock and roll music of the period. ...