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Meaning of neckbeard | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  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. A socially-inept, male nerd, typically characterized as unkempt and misogynistic.
    derogatory, slang

Equivalents

Deutsch Nackenbart
Suomi kaulaparta niskaparta
हिन्दी गलमुच्छा
日本語 ネックベアード 鬛
Polski podbródek spermiarz
Türkçe boyunsakal

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

neckbeef neckbiter neckbone neckbrace neckbreaker neckcloth

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