neckbeard

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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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Meanings

nounneckbeard (plural neckbeards)

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. derogatoryslangA 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
newgate fringe

Origin

From neck + beard.

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Translations

Finnish kaulaparta, niskaparta
  • kaulapartabeard style
  • niskapartasocially-inept, self-important male nerd
German Nackenbart
  • Nackenbartbeard style
Hindi गलमुच्छा
  • गलमुच्छा (galmucchā)beard style
Japanese ネックベアード
  • ネックベアード (nekkubeādo)beard style

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

neckbeard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neckbeard

MLA

“neckbeard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neckbeard. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neckbeard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neckbeard.

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