permastubble

English

Etymology

From perma- +‎ stubble.

Noun

permastubble (uncountable)

1. (colloquial) A perpetual growth of stubble, especially if deliberately maintained as a matter of personal style.
   • 2007, David McMillan, Escape: The True Story of the Only Westerner Ever to Escape:

     "Jet shoved a chair behind his knees and he sat perspiring under permastubble over transparent skin that revealed blue veins."

   • 2014, Gemma Burgess, Love and Chaos: A Brooklyn Girls Novel:

     "Supermacho, in that almost pretty way Spanish guys often are, with dark brown eyes, ridiculously thick eyelashes, and permastubble."

Synonyms

• designer stubble