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.