ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Man-bun

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈmænˌbʌn/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Man-bun is a noun meaning (informal) The bun hairstyle when worn by a man or boy.

Meaning

(informal) The bun hairstyle when worn by a man or boy.

Example Sentences

The woman – more a girl really – was white, with short, electric-blue dreads, and the man's face was buried beneath the duvet with only his hair visible – one of those man-buns that some of the young white guys were sporting nowadays.
Little girls love him. I don't get it. He swept his black A1S ball cap off his head, revealing his ginger undercut man-bun hair—fucking man-buns, man, fucking stupid—and plopped the hat on Cleo's head. It slid down and covered her face.

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Related dictionary entries include bonnet, bunnet, chignon, buzzcut, chonmage, queue.

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