neckbeard
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That’s when Mulaney, in a stained shirt and full-on neckbeard, answers the door in a huff, “Oh, more cheap society.”
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2019
Rodriguez slaps on a dime-store wig and a distracting neckbeard to play Frank Kitchen, a hitman so grizzled he doesn’t have time to shave properly.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2017
The world could marvel at Luck’s neckbeard and bask in his ability to answer millions of questions without saying anything.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2015
According to Oxford, several of the words — including amazeballs and neckbeard — increased in usage at similar rates in the U.S. and UK.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2014
But YouTube also offers the complete music video for Starship’s “We Built This City” and hours and hours of neckbeards rambling about Jordan Peterson.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2019
It's for college football neckbeards and Urban Meyer admirers only.
From Golf Digest ● Feb. 6, 2019
The female Ghostbusters contend with male university and government officials, supernatural debunkers and an embittered occultist nerd who recalls the internet neckbeards who protested the film itself.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2018
Boogie2988 responded by mounting his own petition, which agreed with Zechler but demanded game developers stop referring to gamers as neckbeards.
From Forbes ● Oct. 13, 2014
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