space buns

English

Princess Leia cosplay with space buns

Etymology

An allusion to the wearing of this hairstyle by Princess Leia in the space opera film Star Wars.

Noun

space buns pl (plural only)

1. (informal) A hairstyle consisting of twin buns worn on top of the head.
   • 2018, Craig Stevens, The Star Wars Phenomenon in Britain, page 170:

     Perhaps the farm boy clothing and the white dress and space buns hairstyle was a poor choice of attire for two people wanted by the Empire!

   • 2019, Isabel Scheck, Ellie Everlasting, page 15:

     Her hair was done up in two space buns with a few loose strands of hair on each side.

   • 2020, Sara Dallin, Keren Woodward, Really Saying Something: Sara & Keren – Our Bananarama Story:

     […] and enjoyed several rather 'highbrow' parties with her, making the acquaintance of the journalist and political broadcaster Andrew Neil, who nicknamed me Olga, because of my white-blond hair, which I wore in two 'space buns'.