bumfluff

British

/ ˈbʌmˌflʌf /

noun

informal the soft and fluffy growth of hair on the chin of an adolescent

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Either they're made of sterner stuff, or they're genetically derived from that boy from school who had a bumfluff moustache, constant body odour and an unwashed Megadeth T-shirt that he always wore on non-uniform days.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 16, 2010

His shaver came closer to the bumfluff on my upper lip...closer….

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Now my bumfluff had a ridiculous patch missing.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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