"twintail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: twintails [plural]
Etymology: twin + tail. The "pigtail" sense is a calque of Japanese ツインテール (tsuintēru). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|twin|tail}} twin + tail, {{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 Japanese fiction) Either of a pair of pigtails in the hair. Tags: Japanese, slang Categories (topical): Hair, Japanese fiction Categories (lifeform): Carps
    Sense id: en-twintail-en-noun-en:hair_style Disambiguation of Hair: 33 67 Disambiguation of Japanese fiction: 11 89 Disambiguation of Carps: 44 56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Topics: fiction, lifestyle, literature, media, publishing

Inflected forms

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