peach fuzz

[peech fuhz]

noun

1. soft, fine hair, especially on the face of a youth who has not yet developed a beard, resembling the down on the skin of a peach.

Word History and Origins

Origin of peach fuzz¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Mixed in the crowd were young applicants with peach fuzz and older men and women, hair streaked with gray.

From Los Angeles Times

Mocha Mousse succeeds the color for 2024, Peach Fuzz — “a light, fruity tone that conjures peace and serenity.”

From Salon

He’s like Clark Kent with peach fuzz: tall, slender, soft-spoken, favoring khakis and long-sleeved shirts and more earnest than a Peace Corps volunteer.

From Los Angeles Times

The video is grainy, but Dave Roberts’ thin mustache and Aaron Boone’s peach fuzz are discernible.

From Los Angeles Times

In the Hulu series, Erskine, then in her early 30s, donned a bowl cut and upper-lip peach fuzz to play a fictionalized version of her 13-year-old self.

From Los Angeles Times