muttonchop

English

Alternative forms

• mutton chop, mutton-chop

Etymology

From mutton +‎ chop. The hairstyle is named after the typical shape of these cuts.

Noun

muttonchop (plural muttonchops)

1. A cut of sheep's meat, often containing a section of a rib.
2. (figurative, in the plural) A facial hairstyle consisting of sideburns without a beard.

   Synonym: mutton-chop whiskers

   • 1905, Willa Cather, “The Marriage of Phaedra”, in Troll Garden:

     He had a fresh complexion, eyes of that common uncertain shade of gray, and was closely shaven except for the incipient muttonchops on his ruddy cheeks.

Derived terms

• friendly muttonchop

Translations

cut of sheep's meat

facial hairstyle

• Bulgarian: бакенбарди (bg) m pl (bakenbardi)