# Does this style of facial hair have a name?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-style-of-facial-hair-have-a-name/593144>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 18, 2011, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-style-of-facial-hair-have-a-name/593144 "2011-08-18T12:20:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-style-of-facial-hair-have-a-name/593144/41 "2011-08-19T20:01:43Z")

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> [@curious11](#):
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> You know you can update Wikipedia yourself, right?

Yeah, but given that I’m asking rather than answering the question, I don’t exactly feel qualified to do so in this instance. 🙂

I think this thread has made it clear that this style doesn’t have a single name, but (not counting deliberately insulting monikers) there are a few different terms used to commonly describe it.

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-style-of-facial-hair-have-a-name/593144/42 "2011-08-19T20:59:55Z")

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I call it a **circle beard** , but I’ve also heard it called a **door knocker**. cite: [Pictures of Facial Hair and Beard Styles](http://menshair.about.com/od/facialhair/ig/Facial-Hair-Styles/goatee.htm)

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**Author:** ![grama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@grama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grama)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-style-of-facial-hair-have-a-name/593144/43 "2011-08-19T21:15:48Z")

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I’ve always known it as “candado” (padlock)

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-style-of-facial-hair-have-a-name/593144/44 "2011-08-19T22:28:12Z")

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[This place](http://nixbased.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/beardtypes1.jpg) calls it a Van Dyke as well.

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**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-style-of-facial-hair-have-a-name/593144/45 "2011-08-19T23:45:44Z")

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> [@obbn](#):
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> Christ almighty. You are seriously telling me that what I have had on my face for 10 years now is refered to as a chin mullet AND to top it off I am a member of a “certain social class”? Wow, thanks for the depression that has now set in, I am sure I will get over it in a few years.
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> Just out of curiosity, since I didn’t know I was in this “class”, what exactly am I supposed to do for fun, what clothes am I supposed to wear and such… I am so confused now. :smack:

Imagine my predicament – I teach college classes where we critique the culture… now I find that, because my beard doesn’t extend up my cheeks, I have no culture.

Do I need to give up the tweed sportcoats with the suede elbow patches, and buy some sleeveless T-shirts with Nascar logos?

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