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soul patch

American

[sohl pach] / ˈsoʊl ˌpætʃ /

noun

plural

soul patches

a small area where facial hair has been allowed to grow just below the lower lip, worn with or without a mustache, beard, or both.

Other Word Forms

soul-patched

adjective

Example Sentences

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Not just because the Blue Crew is one of baseball’s marquee franchises, while the Halos are as respected as a soul patch.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2023

Blow has a bunch of face tattoos, including a soul patch piece that says “suburban legend.”

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2023

Mustafer, sporting gelled-back hair and a triangular soul patch, held the microphone high and upside down—a parched man drinking.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 20, 2017

A few days of stubble almost overgrew a soul patch under his lip, like weeds overtaking a garden.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2016

A few years back, Dalton’s mom had left him for a loser with nice pecs and a soul patch, who she subsequently kicked to the curb a year later.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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