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A young girl with twintails.
From twin + tail. Sense 2 is a calque of Japanese ツインテール (tsuintēru).
twintail (plural twintails)
- A variety of goldfish with the tail divided into two parts.
- (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.
