Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neckbeard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
neck-beard
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

noun

A socially-inept, male nerd, typically characterized as unkempt.

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From neck + beard.

Usage

Inflected Forms

neckbeards (plural)

Derived Forms

legbeard neckbearded neckbeardy

Frequently Paired Words

fatbeard

Questions

What does neckbeard mean?
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.
Where does neckbeard come from?
From neck + beard.

How to pronounce neckbeard

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