short hairs

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. pubic hair.

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Etymology

Origin of short hairs

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

If I put my hair up, he tries to go for the small short hairs at the nape of my neck, which moves from annoying to painful.

From Slate • Jul. 8, 2019

Cohen, for his part, noted the opposition's mastery of "the snidey things, the spitting and pulling the short hairs on your neck, pulling your ear".

From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2010

The show raises a few questions about paranoia and social prejudice, but unlike the brooding Six Feet Under, it mainly wants to raise the short hairs on the back of your neck.

From Time Magazine Archive

But here is what tickles the short hairs on the back of the neck: some time this summer, Wrather executives plan to taxi the Goose, under its own mighty power, to the dome site.

From Time Magazine Archive

The knobs on our dressers were whittled down to damp stumps, and our beds were matted with fine, short hairs.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris