A man with facial stubble.

Stubble is the regrowth of shaven body hair on the legs, armpits or chest that is short and rough to the touch. It also the term used for short stalks of grain or hay left in a field after the crop has been harvested.

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Facial stubble had been a German fashion since the beginning of the 16th century, when many young men sat for their portraits sporting stubble growth.^{[citation needed]}

During the 1980s stubble on men became fashionable. This was also known as designer stubble and was groomed, shaped, and maintained as a regular beard. Electric clippers can be used to maintain stubble on the face as a men's fashion style. A modified electric razor called the Miami Device is said to trim stubble to simulate one, two, or several days' growth of stubble.^[1]

The term five o'clock shadow when used in America refers to a visible, stubble of beard growth that occurs late in the day on the faces of men who have shaved their face that morning.

A study in the U.K. found that women rated men with facial stubble as tough, mature, aggressive, dominant, masculine and as the best romantic partners, either for a fling or a long-term relationship.^[2]

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1. ^ "Hair's the Look That's in These Days". CNNMoney.com. Money (Cable News Network). 1986-09-01. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1986/09/01/83455/index.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-12. 
2. ^ Dobson, Roger (2008-06-29). "Women prefer men with stubble for love, sex and marriage". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/3345796/Women-prefer-men-with-stubble-for-love%2C-sex-and-marriage.html. Retrieved 2009-10-12.