"twintail" meaning in All languages combined

See twintail on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-twintail.wav Forms: twintails [plural]
Etymology: From twin + tail. Sense 2 is a calque of Japanese ツインテール (tsuintēru). Etymology templates: {{com|en|twin|tail}} twin + tail, {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|hairstyle|uc=1}} Sense 2, {{cal|en|ja|ツインテール|nocap=1|tr=tsuintēru}} calque of Japanese ツインテール (tsuintēru) Head templates: {{en-noun}} twintail (plural twintails)
  1. A variety of goldfish with the tail divided into two parts.
    Sense id: en-twintail-en-noun-pVvmqWka
  2. (fandom slang, chiefly anime and manga) Either of a pair of unbraided tails worn on the sides of the head; an unbraided pigtail. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-twintail-en-noun-en:hairstyle Categories (other): Japanese fiction, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Carps, Hair, Japanese fiction Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 48 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 48 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 48 48 Disambiguation of Carps: 9 45 45 Disambiguation of Hair: 1 49 50 Disambiguation of Japanese fiction: 4 45 51 Topics: anime, broadcasting, comics, film, lifestyle, literature, manga, media, publishing, television
  3. (fandom slang, chiefly anime and manga) Either of a pair of unbraided tails worn on the sides of the head; an unbraided pigtail.
    (in the plural) A hairstyle with a pair of twintails; unbraided pigtails.
    Tags: in-plural, slang
    Sense id: en-twintail-en-noun-en:hairstyle1 Categories (other): Japanese fiction, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Carps, Hair, Japanese fiction Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 48 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 48 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 48 48 Disambiguation of Carps: 9 45 45 Disambiguation of Hair: 1 49 50 Disambiguation of Japanese fiction: 4 45 51 Topics: anime, broadcasting, comics, film, lifestyle, literature, manga, media, publishing, television

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