misopogon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person with hate or contempt for beards.
  2. The contempt of philosophers and associated paraphernalia (wisdom, the philosopher's beard, etc.)

Pronunciation

/ˌmɪsəˈpəʊɡɒn/

Word forms

misopogon misopogons

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μισοπώγων (misopṓgōn, “somebody who hates beards”), which is incidentally the title of a book by Emperor Julian, from μῖσος (mîsos, “hatred”) + πώγων (pṓgōn, “beard”).

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