ponyhawk
n.— «When Ryan Seacrest greeted Sanjaya on stage, Seacrest said “It’s like a ponytail or like a ponyhawk. There are a lot of little ponytails in there, huh?” Sanjaya replied “Seven for good luck.” Seacrest reiterated “It’s seven for good luck.” Seacrest also asked Sanjaya at what point he was inspired, and Sanjaya said “I wanted to do a Mohawk because I thought it would be fun, and then the hair dude just put it all in a bunch of pony tails.”» —“American Idol—Will Sanjaya Malakar’s Mohawk Bring Him Good Luck?” by Joe Reality Reality TV Magazine Mar. 28, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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