soul patch

American  

[sohl pach] / ˈsoʊl ˌpætʃ /

noun

plural

soul patches

1. 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.

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Other Word Forms

• soul-patched
  adjective

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2023

His boots are black as crows and so is the rest of his clothing, and he sports a soul patch and skinny goatee.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2019

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

The bushy beard he had in Boston is gone, as are the long hair and the soul patch he wore in Baltimore.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2015

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