The practice of reality TV pseudo-celebs, primarily on the Discovery Channel, using product in their beards to give the appearance of a long, hard, straight beard, resembling the male mammal penile erection in appearance.
Neil: "Did you catch all those beard-ons on Discovery last night?"
Bob: "I know, right? It's like they won't give you a show unless you're a visable douche..."
Bob: "I know, right? It's like they won't give you a show unless you're a visable douche..."
by BADxKARMA February 19, 2013
1. A boy or girl hired as a celebritys boyfriend/girlfriend by that celebritys management, usually for publicity.
Fan 1: "Ugh, did you hear that Eleanor Calder is dating Louis Tomlinson of One Direction?"
Fan 2: "Lmao, no, she's a beard, duh!"
Fan 2: "Lmao, no, she's a beard, duh!"
by larrystylinsonisreal January 27, 2014
Any opposite sex escort taken to an event in an effort to give a homosexaul person the apperance of being out on a date with a person of the opposite sex.
by Rob October 29, 2004
by tal0s July 31, 2011
An act that someone gay does when afraid to come out of the closet. usually this means dating a girl when you like guys just to coverup.
by 529advice June 12, 2014
by Meadow Soprano September 23, 2005
The significant other of a person who is gay... BUT they are of the opposite sex. A beard is used to make the world think the gay partner is straight. Sometimes the beard knows they're a beard, and sometimes they're being deceived.
"I didn't want her to think that I was Gay and I was hiding it from her, and that I was using her as like a "beard". 'Cause that's what the whole internet probably thinks!" - Shane Dawson, Coming Out Video.
by ZebraSocks June 18, 2018