A hairstyle, popular (originally among African Americans) in the late 1980s and early 1990s, in which the sides and back of the head are closely cropped but the hair on the top of the head stands up in a tall block shape.
Origin
1980s.
Definition of high-top fade in US English:
high-top fade
noun
US
A hairstyle, popular (originally among African Americans) in the late 1980s and early 1990s, in which the sides and back of the head are closely cropped but the hair on the top of the head stands up in a tall block shape.