Khokhol

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The Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan of Turkey (1880-91). Painted by Ilya Repin.

Khokhol (Russian: хохо́л, khokhol), a Russian name for an element of the haircut: a long lock of hair left on top or on the front of the otherwise cleanly shaven or shortly cut man's hair.

The word is also used by Russians as a derogatory name for Ukrainians, as it was a common haircut of Ukrainian Cossacks, historically often foes of Russian tsars.

The Ukrainian name for this type of haircut is oseledets (оселедець, literally "herring") or chub (чуб, "crest"). There are several Ukrainian surnames derived from this word.

The khokhol / oseledets is a standard feature in the stereotype image of an Ukrainian Cossack.