neckbeard

neck +‎ beard

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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.
2. (slang, derogatory) A socially-inept, self-important male nerd, typically characterized as unkempt and misogynistic.
   • 2011, Andrew Lunny, PhoneGap Beginner's Guide:

     Many front-end web developers may not have implemented a web service before, leaving that boring stuff to the neckbeards and the sysadmins.

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