noun
General Slang
beard
· noun · lgbtq
A fake date who covers for someone hiding that they're queer.
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Definitions
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A person, usually of the opposite sex, paraded as a partner to disguise someone's actual orientation. The classic closet accessory: she's on his arm at the gala so nobody asks questions. Can be a knowing arrangement between friends or a cover the beard doesn't even know they're providing.
“Everyone in town clocked that his wife was just a beard.”
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More broadly, anyone or anything used as cover or a front to hide what's really going on. Lifted from the queer sense but applied to any decoy.
“The charity gig was a beard for the whole money-laundering setup.”
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beard In A Sentence
Everyone in town clocked that his wife was just a beard.
The charity gig was a beard for the whole money-laundering setup.
Origin & Usage
1950s American slang. The idea: a beard hides the face, a 'beard' hides the truth. Long used for the partner brought along to throw people off the scent.
Variants
bearding
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