What's a Different Word for Sideburns?

synonyms for sideburn
  • bristles.
  • burnsides.
  • goatee.
  • mustache.
  • sideburns.
  • stubble.
  • muttonchops.
  • side whiskers.

What does sideburns mean in slang?

1 : side-whiskers. 2 : continuations of the hairline in front of the ears.

What is hair in front of ears called?

If a man grows strips of hair on his face from his hairline above the ears to just below them, they're called sideburns. ... Sideburns owe their name to an American Civil War general, Ambrose Burnside, whose distinctive facial hair came to be called burnsides.

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