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Aristus

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14. The hairstyle I call the high-and-tight ponytail.

Sun Jan 18, 2026, 11:03 AM

14 hrs ago

I don’t know if there’s an official name for it. But guys would get the hair on the sides of their heads buzzed down to the skin, leaving only a strip on top. That hair would then be gathered in the back into a short ponytail.

Ugliest goddamned hairstyle I’ve ever seen. I can’t believe guys wanted to look like that. It was worse than the mullet.

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