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man bun

man bun is the alternative form of man-bun.

Meaning of man-bun

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

Forms of man bun

pluralman buns

Questions about man bun

What is man bun the alternative form of?
Man bun is the alternative form of man-bun.

Words near man bun in the dictionary

  1. man boobs
  2. man boy
  3. man boys
  4. man bulge
  5. man bulges
  6. man bun
  7. man buns
  8. man camp
  9. man camps
  10. man catcher
  11. man catchers

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