: a small pointed or tufted beard on a man's chin
Examples of goatee in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Stills wore black, with a gray goatee, plucking an almost identical guitar.
—
Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
Jason, in glasses and a goatee, is a mild soul who’s in over his head.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2024
Wearing a white cotton skullcap over his bald head and sporting a white goatee, Barney played quarterback Ken Stabler in Drawing Restraint 26, 2023, filmed in Gladstone’s New York gallery.
—Lillian Davies, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Nikola Jokic brought a Robin Hood goatee to his eternal crusade against news conferences, but slayed the scribes anyway.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for goatee 
These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
illustrate current usage. Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of
Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback
about these examples.
Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
Jason, in glasses and a goatee, is a mild soul who’s in over his head.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2024
Wearing a white cotton skullcap over his bald head and sporting a white goatee, Barney played quarterback Ken Stabler in Drawing Restraint 26, 2023, filmed in Gladstone’s New York gallery.
—Lillian Davies, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Nikola Jokic brought a Robin Hood goatee to his eternal crusade against news conferences, but slayed the scribes anyway.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for goatee
Articles Related to goatee
Dictionary Entries Near goatee
Cite this Entry
“Goatee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goatee. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
goatee
noun
goa·tee
gō-ˈtē 
: a small trim pointed or tufted beard on a man's chin
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share