man bun

noun

variants or less commonly manbun

ˈman-ˌbən 

plural man buns also manbuns

: a bun of hair worn by a man or boy

The man bun can be worn in a variety of ways, including towards the back of the head, on the nape, or like a pineapple up at the crown.

—Jim Shaw

… a thirty-seven-year-old sociologist who wears his hair in a man bun …

—Kate Waldman

… sip fancy (read: pricey) cocktails mixed by bartenders wearing man buns …

—Lola Akinmade Åkerström

Word History

First Known Use

2005, in the meaning defined above