die Nackenhaare
Translation
hairs on the nape of the neck, nape hairs
Examples
Bei dem Geräusch sträubten sich mir die Nackenhaare.
At that sound, the hairs on my neck stood on end.
Der Friseur schnitt die Nackenhaare kurz.
The hairdresser cut the hair on the nape short.
Grammar Patterns
sich (sb. dat.) die Nackenhaare sträuben to make (sb.'s) hair stand on end The scary story made my hair stand on end.
Similar Words
die Körperbehaarung (body hair)
Etymology
From 'Nacken' (neck) + 'Haare' (hair). Literally 'neck-hairs'.
Memory Tips
Think of the 'hair' (Haare) on your 'neck' (Nacken). Often used in the idiom 'sich die Nackenhaare sträuben' (to make one's hair stand on end).