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man-bun

US/ˈmænˌbʌn/

man-bun noun: the bun hairstyle when worn by a man or boy.

man-bun: the bun hairstyle when worn by a man or boy
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Noun

man-bun (plural man-buns)

  1. (informal) The bun hairstyle when worn by a man or boy.
    • 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.2015, Dreda Say Mitchell, Death Trap
    • 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.2016, Jasinda Wilder, Alpha One Security: Harris

Forms of man-bun

pluralman-buns
alternative formman bun

Questions about man-bun

What does man-bun mean?
Man-bun means the bun hairstyle when worn by a man or boy.
What part of speech is man-bun?
Man-bun is a noun.
How do you pronounce man-bun?
Man-bun is pronounced /ˈmænˌbʌn/ (US).
What is the plural of man-bun?
The plural of man-bun is man-buns.

Words near man-bun in the dictionary

  1. man-bots
  2. man-boy
  3. man-boys
  4. man-bulge
  5. man-bulges
  6. man-bun
  7. man-buns
  8. man-cart
  9. man-carts
  10. man-catcher
  11. man-catchers

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