5 o'clock shadow

noun

🔊/ˌfaɪv əˌklɒk ˈʃædəʊ/

🔊/ˌfaɪv əˌklɑːk ˈʃædəʊ/

(also five o'clock shadow)

[singular]

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the dark colour that appears on the chin and sides of a man's face when the hair has grown a little during the day since he shaved in the morning