unibrow

noun

uni·​brow ˈyü-nə-ˌbrau̇ How to pronounce unibrow (audio)
: a single continuous brow resulting from the growing together of eyebrows

Examples of unibrow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With an enlarged logo button dangling over the runway, models appeared like clockwork sporting fluffy brows (and a few with unibrows) as opposed to the trending pin-thin look. India Espy-Jones, Essence, 23 Jan. 2024 Today, she’s done just that: Hariri-Kia’s work includes personal accounts that explore everything from growing out her unibrow to dating with celiac disease. Alex York, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023 Yara Shahidi is without makeup more times than not– although keen to a graphic eye look– letting her angled unibrow be the foundation of her look. Essence, 2 Nov. 2023 In a recent interview with InStyle, the American Horror Story star, 32, opened up about becoming comfortable with body hair after being teased for having a unibrow as a child. Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2023 That’s about as common as having blue eyes, dimples or a unibrow. Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2023 Not many people can pull off a unibrow. Chris Hachey, BGR, 15 June 2021 While there's all manner of lighting inside the cabin and out, including the unibrow between the headlights, Volkswagen neglected to illuminate key volume and climate controls on the center stack. Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 10 Mar. 2023 Video in the darkened galleries pop with hues of blue, blood red, marigold, leaf green — and a woman with a unibrow. Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unibrow was in 1988

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Cite this Entry

“Unibrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unibrow. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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