neckbeard en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From neck + beard.
Meanings
- 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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(derogatory, slang) A 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| neckbeards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
legbeard · neckbearded · neckbeardy
Relateds
Translations (5)
fi niskaparta (socially-inept, self-important male nerd) · de Nackenbart (beard style) · hi गलमुच्छा (beard style) · fi kaulaparta (beard style) · ja ネックベアード (beard style)