Five o'clock shadow

Five o'clock shadow has several meanings.

• A five o'clock shadow is unwanted beard growth visible late in the day on a man's shaven face. The term gradually went out of fashion as, from the 1980s on, the two-day stubble look gained both popularity and social acceptance. The most famous politician in history sporting a five o'clock shadow at a time when it was still considered a faux pas was U.S. president Richard Nixon, who is said to have lost the 1960 presidential election due to his unfortunate appearance during the televised debate with John F. Kennedy.

• Five O'Clock Shadow were an all-male a cappella rock band from Boston, Massachusetts (1991 - 2003). See http://www.focs.com/ .

• Five O'Clock Shadow is a crime novel (2004) by Susan Slater ( ISBN 1590581040 ).