High-and-tight Definition
adjective
(of a haircut) Having the characteristics of a crew cut (very short or no hair on the sides and trimmed on the top).
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(figuratively, by extension) Orderly, militaresque.
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Origin of High-and-tight
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.
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