"five o'clock shadow" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-five o'clock shadow.wav Forms: five o'clock shadows [plural]
Etymology: 1942, US, advertising copy written by Jules B. Singer of the Federal Advertising Agency for the Gem brand of safety razors, made by the American Safety Razor Company. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=five o'clock shadow}} five o'clock shadow (plural five o'clock shadows)
  1. (informal) A beard growth visible late in the day on the face of a man that was clean-shaven in the morning. Wikipedia link: American Safety Razor Company, five o'clock shadow Tags: informal Categories (topical): Beards, Five Synonyms: 5 o'clock shadow, five-o'clock shadow Related terms: stubble, designer stubble Translations (stubble beard): stoppelbaard [masculine] (Dutch), barbe de trois jours [feminine] (French), Stoppelbart [masculine] (German), délutáni borosta (Hungarian), щетина (ščetina) (Russian), barba de días [feminine] (Spanish), barba incipiente [feminine] (Spanish)

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