topknot hairstyle (Edo period, sumo)
Refers to the traditional Japanese topknot worn by men in the Edo period and still worn by sumo wrestlers today.
Sumo wrestlers still wear the topknot today.
auxiliary
Jocular, punning form of ちょうだい used after the -te form of a verb. Informal and playful.
See also: 頂戴
All the samurai in period dramas have topknots.
Hey, grab that for me, would ya?
Katakana spelling, sometimes used for emphasis or in informal contexts.
Kanji spelling; rarely used in modern writing.
The hairstyle sense is of uncertain origin; the auxiliary verb sense is a pun on ちょうだい.