"twintail" meaning in English

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Noun

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. Categories (topical): Hair Categories (lifeform): Carps
    Sense id: en-twintail-en-noun-pVvmqWka Disambiguation of Hair: 10 45 45 Disambiguation of Carps: 14 43 43
  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 Categories (topical): Japanese fiction, Hair, Japanese fiction Categories (lifeform): Carps
    Sense id: en-twintail-en-noun-en:hairstyle Disambiguation of Hair: 10 45 45 Disambiguation of Japanese fiction: 7 47 47 Disambiguation of Carps: 14 43 43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 48 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 48 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 49 49 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 Categories (topical): Japanese fiction, Hair, Japanese fiction Categories (lifeform): Carps
    Sense id: en-twintail-en-noun-en:hairstyle1 Disambiguation of Hair: 10 45 45 Disambiguation of Japanese fiction: 7 47 47 Disambiguation of Carps: 14 43 43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 48 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 48 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 49 49 Topics: anime, broadcasting, comics, film, lifestyle, literature, manga, media, publishing, television

Inflected forms

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