Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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nogood

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August 6, 2004

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Five O’clock Shadow

  • August 6, 2004, 8:15am

Yes, exactly, it's not any kind of figurative expression, it is really quite literal: if you shave in the morning, by 5 o'clock you'll get a fresh growth on your face that looks a bit like a shadow.