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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A patch of hair grown under the center of the bottom lip, especially when the rest of the facial hair is shaven.

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  • noun A narrow beard descending from the lower lip, above the chin.

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  • noun a small patch of facial hair just below the lower lip and above the chin

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Probably so called because it was associated with soul music performers of the 1950s and 1960s.]

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