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proof that growing something takes zero effort and infinite refusal to commit.
means The short, stiff stalks left poking out of a field after the crop is cut, or the short bristly hair on a face that hasn't been shaved.
from From Old English 'stybbel,' a diminutive ultimately tied to 'stub' (a tree stump) — so stubble is literally the field's leftover little stumps. It traveled through Old French 'estuble' and Latin 'stipula' (a stalk or straw), making it a distant cousin of 'stipulate,' which once meant a deal sealed by breaking a straw.
- daily growth
- facial hair grows about 0.4mm per day
- sharp truth
- short hairs feel coarser because cut ends are blunt
- perception study
- women often rate light stubble most attractive
- field origin
- named after stalks left after harvesting grain
- never finished
- a permanent state of being almost a beard
for instance
don johnson miami vice — actor's unshaven look became iconic 1980s tv style defining the decade