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Definition of "ponytail" []

  • A hairstyle in which the hair is held back so as to hang down like a pony's tail. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ponytail" in a sentence
  • "The woman with the black waist-length ponytail is filling out a form that reads dépôt-vente."
  • "Lord Bath, resplendent in ponytail and velvet jacket, presides over a 9,000-acre estate."
  • "On another a naked man with a ponytail is dancing even though the music has stopped."