Kind of like this:

What's a word to describe that? I'm spacing right now.

5 'o clock shadow?

funkycat00 said:

5 'o clock shadow?

Sorry, I should have been clearer: I mean a word to describe a guy with this feature.

Hot as hell?

Ace said:

funkycat00 said:

5 'o clock shadow?

Sorry, I should have been clearer: I mean a word to describe a guy with this feature.

mediterranean?

tinaz said:

Hot as hell?

ZombieKitten said:

Ace said:

Sorry, I should have been clearer: I mean a word to describe a guy with this feature.

mediterranean?

Not specific enough to describe the beard thing.

Ace said:

Kind of like this:

What's a word to describe that? I'm spacing right now.

Shadowed?

SUPRMAN said:

Ace said:

Kind of like this:

What's a word to describe that? I'm spacing right now.

Shadowed?

You're in the ballpark, too, Supes! The first word that came to mind, in my exhausted and confused state, was "swarthy". But I don't think that's correct, either.

tinaz said:

Hot as hell?

Agreed.

(Though I'm not much into Adrian Grenier)

THAT would be me. I could shave twice a day.

Ace said:

SUPRMAN said:

Shadowed?

You're in the ballpark, too, Supes! The first word that came to mind, in my exhausted and confused state, was "swarthy". But I don't think that's correct, either.

Swarthy is more of a overall build.

If you say someone is shadowed, I'd probably think George Michael lol or Don Johnson or if you said when Prince went around shadowed. I would envision Grafitti Bridge.

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Ace, I'm not sure I've ever heard a particular word to describe a guy like this. We could maybe come up with something close, though...

whiskered

hirsute

stubbly

shaggy

barbate (though only an English professor would know this one )

I've heard the term "permanent 5 o'clock shadow," so I suppose you could describe a guy with one as "a guy with a... "

[Edited 12/31/13 19:13pm]

Lammastide said:

Ace, I'm not sure I've ever heard a particular word to describe a guy like this. We could maybe come up with something close, though...

whiskered

hirsute

stubbly

shaggy

barbate (though only an English professor would know this one )

I've heard the term "permanent 5 o'clock shadow," so I suppose you could describe a guy with one as "a guy with a... "

[Edited 12/31/13 19:13pm]

Or a guy who is simply shadowed. Accompanied by a gesture to the face, anyone would envision a 5 o'clock shadow?

Hirsute to me suggests back hair. lol Just lots of hair. Back stubble is worse than back hair.

Stubbly, meh. First personal connotation is overweight. lol

Whiskered suggests Englishman in a top hat. lol Or mutton chops.

How about 5 O'clock shadow?

I'll be starting a support group for those of us who have to live with this condition.

SUPRMAN said:

Lammastide said:

Ace, I'm not sure I've ever heard a particular word to describe a guy like this. We could maybe come up with something close, though...

whiskered

hirsute

stubbly

shaggy

barbate (though only an English professor would know this one )

I've heard the term "permanent 5 o'clock shadow," so I suppose you could describe a guy with one as "a guy with a... "

[Edited 12/31/13 19:13pm]

Or a guy who is simply shadowed. Accompanied by a gesture to the face, anyone would envision a 5 o'clock shadow?

Hirsute to me suggests back hair. lol Just lots of hair. Back stubble is worse than back hair.

Stubbly, meh. First personal connotation is overweight. lol

Whiskered suggests Englishman in a top hat. lol Or mutton chops.

You're right. These all kind of suck, don't they?

I think we should coin a new term for this very specific use! SUPRMAN, you're smart. Is there any way we can make money off of this!?!?

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kewlschool said:

How about 5 O'clock shadow?

I'll be starting a support group for those of us who have to live with this condition.

Soooo, sailor, does this mean you're also "swarthy" and "hot as hell?" Pics would go a long way.

...Just sayin'.

Lammastide said:

kewlschool said:

How about 5 O'clock shadow?

I'll be starting a support group for those of us who have to live with this condition.

Soooo, sailor, does this mean you're also "swarthy" and "hot as hell?" Pics would go a long way.

...Just sayin'.

Maybe hot as hell (As I'm almost always hot.), but swarthy is not an adjective I'd use for me.

I'll settle for the Org's other fancy lesbian.

Lammastide said:

SUPRMAN said:

Or a guy who is simply shadowed. Accompanied by a gesture to the face, anyone would envision a 5 o'clock shadow?

Hirsute to me suggests back hair. lol Just lots of hair. Back stubble is worse than back hair.

Stubbly, meh. First personal connotation is overweight. lol

Whiskered suggests Englishman in a top hat. lol Or mutton chops.

You're right. These all kind of suck, don't they?

I think we should coin a new term for this very specific use! SUPRMAN, you're smart. Is there any way we can make money off of this!?!?

[Edited 12/31/13 19:43pm]

You couldn't copyright it. It isn't the facial hair itself. You're only describing it. It only has value if people use it, but since you couldn't enforce a copyright if it became popular, it would be worthless.

Kleenex, and Q-tips for example, are brands that now describe a group of products, rather than a brand. Even though they hold the copyright. They don't sue everyone who calls a tissue a Kleenex. If you can't sue everyone, a court isn't going to let you sue deep pockets.

You can't trademark it because you can't prevent anyone from growing it, and since it grows naturally and it's the individual's face with the hair, they are free to wear it as they see fit subject to reasonable safety and work requirements.

Selling fakes that you can put on for an evening or weekend?

I have heard of the "look" referred to as "scruffy."

Ace said:

SUPRMAN said:

Shadowed?

You're in the ballpark, too, Supes! The first word that came to mind, in my exhausted and confused state, was "swarthy". But I don't think that's correct, either.

I think that swarthy is dark in complexion

I have also heard it described as "rugged."

Peach Fuzz?
Bristles?

hairy?

ZombieKitten said:

Ace said:

You're in the ballpark, too, Supes! The first word that came to mind, in my exhausted and confused state, was "swarthy". But I don't think that's correct, either.

I think that swarthy is dark in complexion

hmmm, it's not right after a close shave...

that beard (which I personally call "shadow beard" or "gray filth beard") usually appears after 18-24 hours...

Sandpaper'd.

scruffy

gruff

LadyCasanova said:

I have also heard it described as "rugged."

Does the man in the OP look 'rugged?' Nah. IMO (not arguing. lol)