Plural of goatee; small pointed beards worn on the chin, resembling a goat's facial hair.
From 'goat' + '-ee' (diminutive suffix) + '-s' (plural). The style emerged as a named fashion in English during the 18th-19th centuries.
Before razors were common, goatees were actually a middle ground—they required maintenance but not full beard commitment, making them the ancient equivalent of today's carefully curated facial hair trends!
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