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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The man bun was safe from Alf-Inge’s disapproval—and from any scissors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
I had never before described a man bun as severe, but no other word will do.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
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 ● Oct. 2, 2023
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
Reggie had black hair that he wore in a man bun, a short beard, and thick-rimmed glasses.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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