Definitions

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  • 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.

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Examples

  • ...besides, i believe when the two finalist's were being assessed on a point by point playoff strength basis, it was noted that there was 37% less instance of 'neckbeard' on the hawks...

    Weight of the World: Shouldering Burdens, Rationalizing Decisions BikeSnobNYC 2010

  • Though, in this case, it's neckbeard vs. the future cast of the next Twilight film.

    Weight of the World: Shouldering Burdens, Rationalizing Decisions BikeSnobNYC 2010

  • I guess I should be angry...but vestiges of the reality distortion field are still caught in my neckbeard.

    You can't reverse engineer my presentation skills, sorry 2007

  • Why on earth would a criminal do this so publically as to do it in a computer game infront of thousands of twitching net-sexers and neckbeard geeks.

    MMORPG Terror 2007

  • January 30th, 2007 at 8: 15 am PST oh man that dude in the video has hell of neckbeard it is basically amazing reply

    Splashcast Launches One Player to Bind them All Nick Gonzalez 2005

  • But I've been fascinated by the guy named Leslie Pridgen with the weird voice and the neckbeard ever since I heard him on "1-900-Hustler" in my brother's car after he bought

    Baltiblogs Al 2010

  • But I've been fascinated by the guy named Leslie Pridgen with the weird voice and the neckbeard ever since I heard him on "1-900-Hustler" in my brother's car after he bought

    Baltiblogs Al 2010

  • There are many geeks out there with a soft spot for, or an even-more-neckbeard-y DVCS, and they often wonder why Git is getting all the love.

    Painfully Obvious Andrew 2010

  • Led Z, Tom Petty, Pearl Jam ... topfunky LOL my sis suggested I shave my neckbeard.

    Ivan Enviroman Ivan Storck 2010

  • A notebook that will undoubtedly get you noticed, an alarm clock to buzz you awake in all the wrong ways, and some hair cream to go in your neckbeard.

    Gizmodo David Chaid 2010

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  • Hmm. I've only encountered this word used pejoratively.

    A scraggly growth of hair on a man's neck and chin, indicative of poor grooming.

    "I can picture myself wearing these clothes a week from now, bits of food caught in my overgrown neckbeard and man bun."

    February 25, 2018

  • It's likely Wiktionary tried to 'Neutral Point of View' their definition: some of their 2007 definitions mention it's derogatory.


    Dilbert made the unix beard a thing in 1995 http://dilbert.com/strip/1995-06-24 

    February 25, 2018