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
Victorious Solomon greeted us at Den Urban Dog Retreat in a man bun and T-shirt that reads “meditate with your dog.”
From Los Angeles Times
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
Well, he was making a mad dash through the tunnel to the locker room, his hair in a man bun, wearing a grin and carrying his shoulder pads and helmet.
From Los Angeles Times
Long before making the man bun his signature look, the fresh-faced Bale is sporting an Inbetweeners quiff as he sits in the back of the car, discussing his future in the game with a croaky adolescent voice which is still some way from breaking.
From BBC
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