A man with facial stubble.

Stubble is the regrowth of shaven body hair, including hair growth on the legs, armpits or chest, that is not long enough to cover the skin. It may also refer to the short stalks of grain or hay left in a field after a 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 is also known as designer stubble and is groomed, shaped, and maintained as a regular beard would be. Electric clippers are used to maintain stubble on the face as a mens fashion style. A modified electric razor called the Miami Device was created 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 beard growth visible late in the day on a person whose face was clean-shaven in the morning.

A study in the U.K. found that women rated men with facial stubble as tough, mature, aggressive, dominant and 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 (magazine)|]] (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.