Citations:phonytail

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English citations of phonytail

  • 1983, Paul Dickson, Words: A Connoisseur's Collection of Old and New, Weird and Wonderful, Useful and Outlandish Words[1], Dell Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 81:
    Phonytail. Artificial hair in the style of a ponytail, used by Seventeen in the 1950s and 1960s.
  • 1996, United States. Patent and Trademark Office, Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Trademarks[2], U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office, page 211:
    PHONYTAIL FOR FANCY GOODS AND ACCESSORIES, NAMELY HAIR PIECES BEING HAIR EXTENSIONS
  • 2006, Junehui Ahn, You're My Friend Today, But Not Tomorrow: Learning Middle Class Sentiments and Emotions Among Young American Children[3], University of Michigan., page 53:
    1. ((Reading storybook "Stephanie's Phonytail," Miss Cohen asks to the class)) 2. Miss Cohen: Do you tease other people for their hair? 3. Children: No.
  • 2006 September 8, Bart King, The Big Book of Girl Stuff[4], Gibbs Smith, →ISBN, page 144:
    phonytail: The kind of ponytail that bald men grow.
  • 2008 August 24, Angelique M. Granville, 91 Smart Sounding Phrases To Put In Your College Academic Papers And Other College Survival Tips[5], CollegeHelpBook, →ISBN, page 193:
    Get dressed as usual then pull you hair back into a ponytail or a phonytail with a covered elastic ponytail holder.
  • 2012 December 29, Margo Norman, Grow the ------ Up! You Fill in the Blank!: A Guide for Living Dedicated to Changing Yourself to Ensure You Live the Rest of Your Life Drama-Free![6], iUniverse, →ISBN:
    If you're angry at yourself because your shoes are pinching your toes and your tights are sliding down because they're too damned small or your PHONYtail is too tight and the bobby pins are sticking you in the middle of your head, you will eventually learn to dress age-appropriate.
  • 2014 November 18, Stephanie Simons, Chic-tionary: The Little Book of Fashion Faux-cabulary[7], illustrated edition, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
    phonytail A fake ponytail purchased from a mall kiosk.
  • 2017 November 19, Sarah Peters, “Ghost Studz” (20:36 from the start), in Ghosted[8], season 1, episode 7, spoken by Chaz (Anders Holm):
    My man had a phonytail.