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- [poh-nee-teyl]
- /ˈpoʊ niˌteɪl/
- /ˈpəʊ.ni.teɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [poh-nee-teyl]
- /ˈpoʊ niˌteɪl/
Definitions of ponytail word
- noun ponytail an arrangement of the hair in a long lock drawn tightly against the back of the head and cinched so as to hang loosely. 1
- noun ponytail tied-back hairstyle 1
- countable noun ponytail A ponytail is a hairstyle in which someone's hair is tied up at the back of the head and hangs down like a tail. 0
- noun ponytail a hairstyle in which the hair is pulled tightly into a band or ribbon at the back of the head into a loose hanging fall 0
- noun ponytail a hairstyle in which the hair, tied tightly as by a ribbon high at the back of the head, hangs free 0
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Origin of ponytail
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; pony + tail1
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Parts of speech for Ponytail
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ponytail popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ponytail usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ponytail
noun ponytail
- beehive — A beehive is a structure in which bees are kept, which is designed so that the beekeeper can collect the honey that they produce.
- bouffant — A bouffant hairstyle is one in which your hair is high and full.
- coiffure — A person's coiffure is their hairstyle.
- corn row — a Black, originally African, hair-style in which the hair is plaited in close parallel rows, resembling furrows in a ploughed field
- da — from; of (used in Italian and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin): Lorenzo da Ponte; Vasco da Gama.
Top questions with ponytail
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