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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 growthfacial hair grows about 0.4mm per day
sharp truthshort hairs feel coarser because cut ends are blunt
perception studywomen often rate light stubble most attractive
field originnamed after stalks left after harvesting grain
never finisheda permanent state of being almost a beard