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space buns

space buns noun: a hairstyle consisting of twin buns worn on top of the head.

space buns: a hairstyle consisting of twin buns worn on top of the head
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Noun

space buns pl (plural only)

  1. (informal, plural, plural-only) A hairstyle consisting of twin buns worn on top of the head.
    • Perhaps the farm boy clothing and the white dress and space buns hairstyle was a poor choice of attire for two people wanted by the Empire!2018, Craig Stevens, The Star Wars Phenomenon in Britain, page 170
    • Her hair was done up in two space buns with a few loose strands of hair on each side.2019, Isabel Scheck, Ellie Everlasting, page 15

Origin of space buns

An allusion to the wearing of this hairstyle by Princess Leia in the space opera film Star Wars.

Questions about space buns

What does space buns mean?
Space buns means a hairstyle consisting of twin buns worn on top of the head.
What part of speech is space buns?
Space buns is a noun.

Words near space buns in the dictionary

  1. space biology
  2. space blanket
  3. space blankets
  4. space bridge
  5. space bridges
  6. space buns
  7. space cadet
  8. space cadets
  9. space cake
  10. space cakes
  11. space capsule

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