goatee

[goh-tee]

noun

1. a man's beard trimmed to a tuft or point on the chin.

goatee

/ ɡəʊˈtiː /

noun

1. a pointed tuftlike beard on the chin

Other Word Forms

• goateed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of goatee¹

1835–45, goat (from its resemblance to a goat's tufted chin) + -ee, probably as spelling variant of -y ², -ie, though stressed as if formed with -ee

Word History and Origins

Origin of goatee¹

C19: from _goat + -ee (see _-y ²)

Example Sentences

With his wispy goatee beard and baby-faced features, he looks even younger than he is.

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He had gauges — a type of body jewelry — in both ears and a goatee.

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“The groomsmen look like lost members of 98 Degrees, wearing squiggly goatees and gummy-worm braids.”

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One aggravating visual tic is that most of the male characters are photocopies of each other, a stack of handsome men with sandy brown goatees.

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For his monologue, Chalamet let the audience know he’s turning 30 soon and can still barely grow a mustache or goatee.

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