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goatee

[ goh-tee ]

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noun

a man's beard trimmed to a tuft or point on the chin.

goatee

/ ɡəʊˈ�پ�ː /

noun

a pointed tuftlike beard on the chin

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Derived Forms

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of goatee¹

1835–45, Americanism; goat (from its resemblance to a goat's tufted chin) + -ee, probably as spelling variant of -y ², -ie, though stressed as if formed with -ee

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Word History and Origins

Origin of goatee¹

C19: from goat + -ee (see -y ²)

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One aggravating visual tic is that most of the male characters are photocopies of each other, a stack of handsome men with sandy brown goatees.

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For his monologue, Chalamet let the audience know he’s turning 30 soon and can still barely grow a mustache or goatee.

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He wears a trim salt-and-pepper goatee and a zip-up hoodie, and takes every opportunity to boast about his two sons, 19 and 15, who have joined the walk nearly every year of their lives.

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The goatee and the long hair are long gone and Lalas, 54, wears a suit to work now.

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Stills wore black, with a gray goatee, plucking an almost identical guitar.

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