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Meaning of man-bun | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈmænˌbʌn

Definitions

The bun hairstyle when worn by a man or boy.

informal

Equivalents

Français man-bun

Examples

“The woman – more a girl really – was white, with short, electric-blue dreads, and the man's face was buried beneath the duvet with only his hair visible – one of those man-buns that some of the young white guys were sporting nowadays.”
“Little girls love him. I don't get it. He swept his black A1S ball cap off his head, revealing his ginger undercut man-bun hair—fucking man-buns, man, fucking stupid—and plopped the hat on Cleo's head. It slid down and covered her face.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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