man bun
Americannoun
Usage
What else does man bun mean? The man bun is a male hairstyle featuring a top knot of varying lengths. It's associated with hipsters in the 2010s.
Etymology
Origin of man bun
First recorded in 2010–15
Example Sentences
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She mocked Paul Thomas Anderson’s award season favorite “One Battle After Another” by calling it “one man bun after another.”
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2026
His hair was pulled back into a man bun or ponytail and answered briefly when the judge asked if he understood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
A kayaker with a man bun surveys the horizon from a pristine dock.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2022
Take the recently completed “Archangel,” a giant, fastidiously finished wooden carving, made in Osaka by woodworker Yuboku Mukoyoshi and his apprentices, of a shirtless young man with rolled-up jeans and a man bun.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2022
Braids were a little more deadly with his long hair than the man bun he was currently rocking.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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