Rock a Hawk - a Phrase from a Movie [closed]
Must be one of those phrases that everyone knows but nobody explains. Encountered it in this sentence: "My girlfriend thinks I'm too old to rock a hawk." (from the movie called Wheelman) Could anyone explain to me what this means?
The following two sentences are equivalent in meaning:
- "My girlfriend thinks I'm too old to rock a hawk."
- "My girlfriend thinks I'm too old to wear a Mohawk."
In this context, you can substitute the verb "wear" for the verb "rock"
You can also substitute "hawk" for "mohawk"
I suppose that another suitable replacement for the verb "rock" might be "sport"
"My girlfriend thinks I'm too old to be *sporting a Mohawk-style haircut."
Lastly, consider the following:
My girlfriend thinks I'm too old to have my hair cut so that the hair down the center of my head is longer than the hair on the sides.
Hawk = Mohawk
Rock = Wear (E.g. I'm going to rock my new shoes this weekend). Usually for something that's nice.