ponytail

American  

[poh-nee-teyl] / ˈpoʊ niˌteɪl /

noun

1. an arrangement of the hair in a long lock drawn tightly against the back of the head and cinched so as to hang loosely.

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ponytail British  

/ ˈpəʊnɪˌteɪl /

noun

1. a hairstyle in which the hair is pulled tightly into a band or ribbon at the back of the head into a loose hanging fall

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Etymology

Origin of ponytail

First recorded in 1870–75; pony + tail ¹

Example Sentences

Her client takes her hair out of its ponytail, brushes it with her fingers and runs her hands along the part.

From Los Angeles Times

“This can’t be happening,” I wail, my hands shaking as I feel the unprecedented thinness of my ponytail.

From Los Angeles Times

“I put my hair in a ponytail or a low bun.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He wore black turtlenecks, short-sleeved because it was summer, and kept a stubby, utterly earnest ponytail.

From Salon

She gathered her hair in a ponytail and secured it with a blue scrunchie.

From Literature

Related Words

• braid
• dreadlocks
• haircut
• hairdo
• headdress