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neckbeard

neckbeard noun: a style of facial hair wherein the beard is allowed to grow down the chin and is trimmed to an even length over the entirety of the face.

neckbeard: a style of facial hair wherein the beard is allowed to grow down the chin and is trimmed to an even...
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Noun

neckbeard (plural neckbeards)

  1. A style of facial hair wherein the beard is allowed to grow down the chin and is trimmed to an even length over the entirety of the face.
  2. (derogatory, slang) A socially-inept, male nerd, typically characterized as unkempt.
    • Many front-end web developers may not have implemented a web service before, leaving that boring stuff to the neckbeards and the sysadmins.2011, Andrew Lunny, PhoneGap Beginner's Guide

neckbeard meaning in Hindi

neckbeard in Hindi

beard style
गलमुच्छा galmucchā

Forms of neckbeard

pluralneckbeards

Origin of neckbeard

From neck + beard.

Words formed from neckbeard

Questions about neckbeard

What does neckbeard mean?
Neckbeard means a style of facial hair wherein the beard is allowed to grow down the chin and is trimmed to an even length over the entirety of the face.
What is neckbeard in Hindi?
Neckbeard in Hindi is गलमुच्छा (galmucchā). See Neckbeard meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is neckbeard?
Neckbeard is a noun.
What is the plural of neckbeard?
The plural of neckbeard is neckbeards.

Words near neckbeard in the dictionary

  1. neckatees
  2. neckband
  3. neckbanded
  4. neckbanding
  5. neckbands
  6. neckbeard
  7. neckbearded
  8. neckbeardier
  9. neckbeardiest
  10. neckbeards
  11. neckbeardy

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