goatee

noun

goa·​tee gō-ˈtē 

: a small pointed or tufted beard on a man's chin

goateed

gō-ˈtēd 

adjective

Examples of goatee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite his boyish looks, including a hair bob and goatee reminiscent of Errol Flynn’s 1938 Robin Hood, Tenev these days sounds very much like the seasoned chief executive of a giant financial conglomerate. —Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025

Drummond is described as 5-foot-10 and weighing 190 pounds, with brown hair, blue eyes and a goatee. —Julia Bonavita , Adam Sabes , Samantha Daigle, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025

The former star’s black hair and goatee are now entirely gray, as inmates are not allowed to use dye. —Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025

This is what Jesse, Scott, Jax Taylor, and all the rest of the people who are about to fall under the spell of a man who sports an unironic goatee fail to understand. —Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

from its resemblance to the beard of a he-goat

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for goatee

• be
• bee
• bree
• cree
• fee
• flea
• flee
• free
• gee
• ghee
• glee
• he

Kids Definition

goatee

noun

goa·​tee gō-ˈtē 

: a small trim pointed or tufted beard on a man's chin