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5 o'clock shadow

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Definition

A man's facial hair that appears several hours after shaving.

Context : Social Life
Category: Idiom
Semantic: hair

5 pm marks the traditional end of the working day. By this time, most men have a "5 o'clock shadow" even though they were clean shaven in the morning.

Usage of “5 o'clock shadow”

  1. I'm so hairy that I sport a 5 o'clock shadow by 1pm!

Examples of idiom “5 o'clock shadow” from Twitter
  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'For3v3r_Young'
    For3v3r_Young:

    Shawdty on the bus with a 5 o'clock shadow......gross

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'vpeternguyen'
    vpeternguyen:

    Don't mean to be rude, but I just saw a woman with a 5 o'clock shadow.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'bluegist5'
    bluegist5:

    I don't understand how I can get a 5 o'clock shadow a day after I shave, but can't get a Rick Ross beard, its not fair!

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'VexedAvenger'
    VexedAvenger:

    When a 5 o'clock shadow is untouched for 3 days, I believe that 3rd day is a crucial point. "Can I make it 1 more day without her noticing?"

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'YaBoyJavi'
    YaBoyJavi:

    I never understood why a woman would think walking around with a 5 o'clock shadow is attractive.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'SteveKrak'
    SteveKrak:

    Tiger Woods rockin 5 o'clock shadow goatee for press conference. He says "encouragement" today "blew me away." No comment.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'ExcLusiVeMiS'
    ExcLusiVeMiS:

    Omg this girl on the bus got the ill 5 o'clock shadow..lol