Meanings
- pluralplural onlyAn Afro-textured hairstyle consisting of braids that start at the front and are woven and swept to one side.
We were on for lemonade braids at 3:30. I showed up to this girl's crib at 3:20 due to her strict late policy. By 3:29, I was knocking on her door. Nothing.
2018, Traci B, Savior and Brittani: A South Dallas Love Affair1 more example
Teri Farmer, a slender woman with long lemonade braids in her hair; hazel contacts and a crooked smile that in some way made her attractive, grinned as her friend emerged from the bathroom […]
2017, Harlyn Bryan, Wounded, page 32
Origin
They were worn by the American singer Beyoncé in the video for her 2016 album Lemonade.
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lemonade braids. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lemonade%20braids
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