how can we say that a person has a 5 o'clock shadow? is there such thing as 4 o'clock, 3 o'clock shadow and so on?
2006-08-02 06:32:04 · 9 answers · asked by cloud_9 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
During the night your facial hair grows so that you need a shave in the morning. In days gone by in England it was customary for factories to operate three shifts during a day so that production would go on for 24 hours a day. The 8 hour shifts were for the hours 6 am to 2 pm, 2 pm to 10 pm and 10 pm to 6 am. If you worked the shifts starting at 2 pm or 10 pm you would have had time to wash and shave properly but many workers found it hard to adjust to a short sleep in the night, having to rise at 5 am to be in time for work at six. Sometimes, if they slept in a little they would not bother shaving. before work and, as it was customary to rise at 5 am the phrase for one who hadn't shaved was for him to have a 5 o'clock shadow.
2006-08-02 08:12:44 · answer #1 · answered by quatt47 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cuz by 5'o'clock (1/2 way throught the day) a guys facial hair ususally starts growing back, giving the appearance of a shadow on his face...5 'o' clock shadow
2006-08-02 06:38:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A five o'clock shadow is beard growth visible late in the day on a man whose face was clean-shaven in the morning.
2006-08-03 02:29:16 · answer #3 · answered by Irene N 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the facial hair growth a man develops of the course of working that day 5 o clock shadow is so called cause that was tradtionally quitting time
2006-08-02 06:35:50 · answer #4 · answered by barhud 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Based on 9 to 5'ers in th work world. Shave at 8am and have a partially grown beard back by the time you get off of work at 5pm.
2006-08-02 06:36:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
facial hair like when hair starts to appear , i dont think there is such think as 3 or 4 oclock shadow
2006-08-02 06:39:52 · answer #6 · answered by cadillac grills cadillac spills! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that a guy shaved in the morning but the hair is starting to grow back.
2006-08-02 06:36:30 · answer #7 · answered by laetusatheos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When a man shaves in the morning but has growth that evening ...
2006-08-02 06:36:01 · answer #8 · answered by RedCloud_1998 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it CAN be said but what does THAT mean
2006-08-02 06:36:23 · answer #9 · answered by jan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋