What is the edgar cut? what is the origin of the edgar haircut meme? The term edgar originated with the haircut but has also become a cliche and meme online with it's association with the type of person who typically gets the haircut. But what makes an edgar and edgar? I take A look at the origin of the meme and haircut and what the meaning has become today. The cut has it's roots in Takuache culture in Mexico but has made the jump to other parts of the world and the internet, becoming a meme in the process.