man-bun

US/ˈmænˌbʌn/

noun

The bun hairstyle when worn by a man or boy.

Meanings

nounman-bun (plural man-buns)

plural man-buns · alternative man bun

  1. informalThe bun hairstyle when worn by a man or boy.

    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.

    2015, Dreda Say Mitchell, Death Trap
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    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.

    2016, Jasinda Wilder, Alpha One Security: Harris
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APA

man-bun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man-bun

MLA

“man-bun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man-bun. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “man-bun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man-bun.

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