soul patch
A narrow beard descending from the lower lip, above the chinA narrow beard descending from the lower lip, above the chin.
» Mary loves soul patches and hence jealous Tom shot Albert dead.
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1 sensesA narrow beard descending from the lower lip, above the chin.
Soul Patch
латка душиlatka duši, маленькая бородка под губойmalenʹkaja borodka pod guboj
a small patch of facial hair just below the lower lip and above the chin
Examples
1 sentencesMary loves soul patches and hence jealous Tom shot Albert dead.
Translations
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Origin
The hairstyle itself has existed for centuries, coming in and out of popularity under variThe hairstyle itself has existed for centuries, coming in and out of popularity under various designations such as mouche, but the term soul patch dates to the 1980s and relates to its popularization (from the 1950s onwards) by African American musicians, especially jazz musicians: compare soul food, soul music, soul brother, and the hairstyle's alternative name, jazz dot.
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Forms
plural: soul patches| Singular | soul patch |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- a small patch of facial hair just below the lower lip and above the chin:Attilio
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.