Soul patch
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The soul patch is a small patch of facial hair just below the lower lip and above the chin. It came to prominence in the 1950s and 1960s and was a style popular with beatniks and jazz artists. Prior to this period it was referred to as a small beard. Although it can be grown long and groomed into various shapes, modern versions tend to be trimmed short and narrow. A soul patch can also coexist incontiguously with a separate chin beard, and can even grow that way naturally.
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[edit] Common synonyms
The soul patch is also known as a tuft, stinger, Attilio, royale, scruff, impériale, fanny tickler, blues beard, love tuft, blues dab, bebop, liptee, clit tickler, cookie duster, womb-broom, zif, taint-brush, pussy mop, cadillac, mouche (French for fly), meat scratcher, mosca (Spanish for fly), crab-catcher, soup catcher, flavor stripe or flavor-saver.[citation needed]
[edit] Famous wearers
[edit] Living musicians, actors, and television personalities
- Chris Cornell
- Gregg Allman
- Billy Ray Cyrus
- Geddy Lee
- Kevin Max
- Shannon Noll
- Trent Reznor
- Bruce Springsteen
- Steve Vai
- Eddie Vedder
- Zacky Vengeance
- Tom Waits
- Stevie Wonder
- Jack Black
- Ty Pennington
- Joe Hachem
- Jim Cuddy
- Howie Mandel
[edit] Deceased musicians
[edit] Athletes
- Brian Rolston
- Dave Batista
- Josh Fogg
- Toby Hall
- Apolo Anton Ohno
- Scott Spiezio
- Chris Carpenter
- Phil Jackson
- Brandon Inge
[edit] Fictional characters
- Tony Almeida (as played by Carlos Bernard) from the television series 24
- Marco Del Rossi (as played by Adamo Ruggiero) from Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Jak from the Jak video game series
- Hiro Nakamura of the future, from the NBC television series Heroes
- Marcus Fenix the main character of the Gears of War video game available on the Xbox 360 platform
- Autolycus Played by Bruce Campbell on the TV show Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
