ponytail

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpəʊniteɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpoʊniˌteɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pō′nē tāl′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
po•ny•tail /ˈpoʊniˌteɪl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Clothinga hairstyle in which the hair is gathered at the back of the head and fastened so as to hang freely there.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
po•ny•tail  (pō′nē tāl′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothingan arrangement of the hair in a long lock drawn tightly against the back of the head and cinched so as to hang loosely.
  • pony + tail1 1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ponytail /ˈpəʊnɪˌteɪl/ n
  1. 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
'ponytail' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
scrunchy - tail - horse tail

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