pigtail

[US]/'pɪgteɪl/
[UK]/'pɪɡtel/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a hairstyle where the hair is divided and twisted into two sections, resembling a pig's tail

Example Sentences

She tied her hair up in a pigtail.

The little girl had cute pigtails.

He grabbed onto her pigtail and gave it a playful tug.

Pigtails are a popular hairstyle for young girls.

She wore a ribbon in her pigtail.

The pigtail swayed as she walked.

Her hair was long enough to put into a pigtail.

The little boy's mother braided his hair into pigtails.

She looked adorable with her hair in pigtails.

The pigtail came undone as she ran.

Real-world Examples

It's a great bound pigtail, ferociously uncomfortable probably, and requires what we call a hair extension.

Source: Oxford University's "The Beautiful Princess"

If you were in school, you'd be pulling her pigtails and pushing her down now.

Source: Friends Season 3

Now we've got to get that hair into pigtails.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 6

She was a little girl with blue eyes and a flaxen pigtail.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

" You definitely think it is Potter, then, Ernie? " said a girl with blonde pigtails anxiously.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

So, " pigtails" is a hairstyle -hello, marker -like this.

Source: Engvid Super Teacher Ronnie - Vocabulary

Ermengarde shook her head so that the pigtail wobbled.

Source: The Little Princess (Original Version)

Look at my little pigtails. - Now I'm the prettiest one.

Source: Buzzfeed Women's Fashion Talk

During the day, she opts for more casual hairstyles like pigtails and braids.

Source: Fashion experts interpret film and television dramas.

Pigs definitely have tails, but the tails on pigs are spirally or curly, but this hairstyle that I have is called a pigtail.

Source: Engvid Super Teacher Selection

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