Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

man-bun

/ˈmænˌbʌn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: man-bun
IPA: /ˈmænˌbʌn/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The bun hairstyle when worn by a man or boy.

Informal

Example Sentences

"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."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmænˌbʌn/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

man-buns (plural) man bun (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

topknot

Questions

How do you pronounce man-bun?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmænˌbʌn/.
What does man-bun mean?: The bun hairstyle when worn by a man or boy.

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