Neckbeard | Know Your Meme

Added11 years ago/Updated11 days ago NavigationAbout • Origin • Spread • Notable Examples • Related Memes • Search Interest • External References • Recent Images • Recent VideosAboutNeckbeard is a pejorative term referring to unattractive, overweight and misogynistic Internet users who wear a style of facial hair in which a majority of the growth is present on the chin and neck. Neckbeards are commonly associated with hipster stereotypes and Internet addicts who frequent websites like 4chan and Reddit. OriginOn December 31st, 2002, the term "neck beard" was used in an message sent to the news.admin.net-abuse.email Usenet newsgroup.[13] PrecursorThe neckbeard facial hairstyle, sometimes referred to as the portmanteau “neard,” has been traditionally associated with male members of the Amish Mennonite Christian church fellowship (shown below). Amish men do not shave their beards after becoming married, but are forbidden to grow mustaches due to its association with the military.[2] Severa...