: a small pointed or tufted beard on a man's chin
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Gone were his signature icy spikes and goatee.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
During Chen’s first presentation at Berkeley, in August, 2012, one of the few young people to ask him a question was a man with a shock of dark brown hair and an ample goatee.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
Their seven-song debut EP cover features an adorable Mads in a vest, white shirt and drawn-on goatee and mustache, with dad right next to him in a tank top and long blonde wig.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Oh gee, is that supposed to be me in the video with the goatee?
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
During Chen’s first presentation at Berkeley, in August, 2012, one of the few young people to ask him a question was a man with a shock of dark brown hair and an ample goatee.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
Their seven-song debut EP cover features an adorable Mads in a vest, white shirt and drawn-on goatee and mustache, with dad right next to him in a tank top and long blonde wig.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Oh gee, is that supposed to be me in the video with the goatee?
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Goatee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goatee. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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goatee
noun
goa·tee
gō-ˈtē 
: a small trim pointed or tufted beard on a man's chin
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