"neckbeard" meaning in All languages combined

See neckbeard on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-neckbeard.ogg [Australia] Forms: neckbeards [plural]
Etymology: neck + beard Etymology templates: {{compound|en|neck|beard}} neck + beard Head templates: {{en-noun}} neckbeard (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. Categories (topical): Beards, People Translations (beard style): kaulaparta (Finnish), गलमुच्छा (galmucchā) (Hindi)
    Sense id: en-neckbeard-en-noun-MxczT5tW Disambiguation of Beards: 71 29 Disambiguation of People: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'beard style': 100 0
  2. (slang, derogatory) A socially-inept, male nerd, typically characterized as unkempt and misogynistic. Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): People Translations (socially-inept, self-important male nerd): niskaparta (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-neckbeard-en-noun-QtZBlaYa Disambiguation of People: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 31 69 Disambiguation of 'socially-inept, self-important male nerd': 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: legbeard, neckbearded, neckbeardy

Inflected forms

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