Definition of ponytail
: a hairstyle in which the hair is pulled together and banded usually at the back of the head so as to resemble a pony's tail
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Examples of ponytail in a Sentence
She usually wears her hair pulled back in a ponytail.
Recent Examples of ponytail from the Web
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In the article, Ramos was described as a tall, thin man with long hair worn in a ponytail.
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Some opted for a tight and polished look, including the show's host, Tiffany Haddish, and This Is Us star Mandy Moore, who sported a super-long, 18-inch ponytail down her back.
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My teens were a little bit more tight pants, ponytails, hoops, puffy jackets.
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Her hair was pulled back into two braided ponytails.
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At Rumble’s West 23rd Street location, she was greeted by a founding trainer named Erika Hammond, who wore a black sports bra and a ponytail.
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The fashionable royal completed her outfit with an unlikely pop of red nail polish, a slightly messy ponytail, and thick eyeliner.
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On the red carpet for the MTV Movie & TV Awards, Tiffany Haddish and Mandy Moore sported ponytails both playful and powerful while Yara Shahidi embraced her natural texture with a curly bob and a piercing azure gaze.
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Betty’s trademark ponytail was nowhere in sight; Lili opted to wear her shoulder-length blonde hair down and slightly tousled, giving the look an easy, lived-in elegance.
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First Known Use of ponytail
1916
PONYTAIL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of ponytail for English Language Learners
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: a way of arranging hair by gathering it together at the back of the head and letting it hang down freely
PONYTAIL Defined for Kids
Definition of ponytail for Students
: long hair that is pulled together and banded usually at the back of the head
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