"five o'clock shadow" meaning in English

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Noun

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. A beard growth visible late in the day on the face of a person with facial hair growth that was clean-shaven in the morning. Wikipedia link: American Safety Razor Company, five o'clock shadow Categories (topical): Beards, Five Synonyms: 5 o'clock shadow, five-o'clock shadow Related terms: stubble, designer stubble Translations (stubble beard): stoppelbaard [masculine] (Dutch), Stoppelbart [masculine] (German), délutáni borosta (Hungarian), barba de días [feminine] (Spanish), barba incipiente [feminine] (Spanish)

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