Define The Beard Meaning

Beard
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!"
By Mahalia
Beard-on
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..."
By Hannah
Beard
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.

Half of the women on the red carpet at the movie premier were not real dates, but beards.
By Bryn
IT Beard
A boss ass beard that is grown by I.T professionals

Wow check out that guys IT beard, he must know what the fuck he's doing.
By Gayla
Bearding
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.

Person: that guys so bearding

**guy walks down hall with girl but checks out a guy**
By Valery
Beard
a man or woman used as a cover for a gay partner

poor Jenny, she has no idea that she's been Allen's beard for the past 5 years
By Corrine
Beard
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 Odella
Bearding
working as someone's beard (a person which pretends to be together with someone who is gay)

X:'Oh, I hate Eleanor Calder so much!'
Y:'C'mon, she's just bearding! It's her job!'
By Hildegaard
A Beard
A women who goes on a date with a gay man to mask the fact that he is gay.

Boss asks you and your girl friend to join him and his wife for dinner, you accept. ( Boss suffers from severe homophobia ). You need a beard.
By Jo
A Beard
A woman that a homosexual male dates or marries as a cover for his true sexuallity.

Everyone knew Don was gay. His wife, Sally, was just a beard.
By Roxana