neck beard

Jawline-avoiding facial hair

A neck beard is facial hair grown on the neck while the cheeks and chin remain clean-shaven—the inverse of a conventional beard.

The term has become slang for a socially awkward man, typically one obsessed with video games, anime, or internet culture, stereotypically living in his parents' basement: The comments section was full of neck beards arguing about Star Wars.

Also spelled neckbeard.

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Opposites
facial hair style

neck beardclean-shaven

Having no beard

goatee · soul patch · handlebar mustache · designer stubble · mutton chops

grooming/aesthetic intentionality

neck beardclean-shaven

Having no beard

well-groomed · metrosexual · dapper · polished · kempt

SOCIAL STEREOTYPE (cultural connotation)

neck beardChad

Central African country

jock · alpha male · gym bro · normie · preppy

Family

neck, beard, necks, necked, necking, neckline, necklace, bottleneck, redneck

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Used worldwide · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG