- This term is a using part of a person to describe a whole person. "Beard" is usually something men grow and can be used to describe his "maniless". Therefore, the act of a homosexual person "having a beard" is used to make him appear more manly.
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other word formation type synechdoche; noun
A girl taken in order to give a homosexaul man the apperance of being not homosexual and hiding his actual sexuality.
Source : "But they all were just beards." -Friend talking about her highschool
Last modified: 5 December 2011