Pony

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) bangs, fringe (way of cutting the front portion of the hair)
  2. (broadly, masculine, strong) the front portion of the hair as such, the hair above the forehead

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɔni/
Etymology

In summary

From the similarity of the haircut with the mane of a pony. The older masculine gender may have been preserved here, or it may be a backformation from Ponyschnitt m (literally “pony cut”). Compare Dutch pony.

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