unibrow

American  

[yoo-nuh-brou] / ˈju nəˌbraʊ /

noun

• unibrows
  plural

1. a pair of eyebrows that appear to be connected because of some extra hair growing in the space between them.

   He had very bushy eyebrows, almost a unibrow.

---

unibrow British  

/ ˈjuːnɪˌbraʊ /

noun

1. informal a single eyebrow created when the two eyebrows meet in the middle above the bridge of the nose

---

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• unibrows
  plural

Etymology

Origin of unibrow

First recorded in 1985–90; uni- + brow

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

unibrow unibrows

Her face displays the trademark unibrow and faint mustache — a gender-bending look that, scholars say, reflects Kahlo’s defiant repudiation of the classic female aesthetic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Her face is framed by her long, loose hair and her signature unibrow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

He describes himself at the “Happy Days” audition as “a short Jew from New York City with a unibrow and hair down to my shoulders, confident about next to nothing in my life.”

From Washington Times ● Oct. 30, 2023

“Need to know why they thought the unibrow looked okay on Claire in The Bear,” writes @gracepaImer.

From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2023

“Orders from who!” the vlogger demands, his unibrow arching into a V shape.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

That being said, I think I have a thing for unibrows?

From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2023

Handsome Tajik boys with thick unibrows — a mark of beauty in the Persianate world — sold turmeric, cumin, red chile and star anise.

From New York Times ● May 11, 2020

Better yet, we can curse the Ravens by selling Ray Lewis crocodile tears or Joe Flacco unibrows.

From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2013