noun

misopogon

misopogon · misopogons

A person with hate or contempt for beardsA person with hate or contempt for beards.

/ˌmɪsəˈpəʊɡɒn/

Meaning

2 senses

(rare)A person with hate or contempt for beards.
A person with hate or contempt for beards.
(broadly, figuratively, literary, rare)The contempt of philosophers and associated paraphernalia (wisdom, the philosopher's beard, etc.)

Origin

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μισοπώγων (misopṓgōn, “somebody who hates beards”), which is i

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μισοπώγων (misopṓgōn, “somebody who hates beards”), which is incidentally the title of a book by Emperor Julian, from μῖσος (mîsos, “hatred”) + πώγων (pṓgōn, “beard”).

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