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
And while Mehta doesn’t have a man bun, he does have “a lot of the other qualities that I could see myself with him in the long run,” Patel says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 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
After an up-and-down offseason, the reigning NFL MVP decided to grow out his hair and can even sport a man bun.
From Fox News ● Sep. 23, 2021
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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