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beard-stroking

noun

  1. deep thought

    the response involved much beard-stroking

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. boringly intellectual

    a beard-stroking bore

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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As the emperor, Li has few martial arts moves but many opportunities for beard-stroking gravitas.

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鈥淲e鈥檙e used to the tired, beard-stroking opinion pieces masquerading as smart political analysis,鈥 read a fundraising email Warren鈥檚 team sent out a couple of days later.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren is none too happy with a recent 鈥渂eard-stroking鈥 piece on her 2020 election chances by Politico鈥檚 Natasha Korecki.

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The Massachusetts Democrat sent out a fundraising email this week that blasted 鈥渢ired, beard-stroking opinion pieces masquerading as smart political analysis.鈥

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鈥淲e鈥檙e used to the tired, beard-stroking opinion pieces masquerading as smart political analysis.鈥

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