five o'clock shadow
A dark appearance on a man's chin and face caused by the slight growth of beard that…A dark appearance on a man's chin and face caused by the slight growth of beard that has occurred since he shaved in the morning.
» Tom had a five o'clock shadow.
Tom hatte einen nachmittäglichen Bartschatten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
У Тома була щетина. — miketheknight
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1 senses(countable, informal, uncountable)A dark appearance on a man's chin and face caused by the slight growth of beard that has occurred since he shaved in the morning.
Stoppelbart
щетинаščetina
Examples
3 sentencesTom had a five o'clock shadow.
У Тома була щетина. — miketheknight
deTom hatte einen nachmittäglichen Bartschatten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom sported a five o'clock shadow.
Your five o’clock shadow is hurting the environment.
ruВаша пятичасовая щетина вредит окружающей среде. — odexed
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
First use appears c. 1942, US, advertising copy written by Jules B. Singer of the FederalFirst use appears c. 1942, US, advertising copy written by Jules B. Singer of the Federal Advertising Agency for the Gem brand of safety razors, made by the American Safety Razor Company.
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Forms
plural: five o'clock shadowsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable