Appearances Matter. They Also Lie. 0
Colbert I. King doesn’t get the fascination with “clean cut”:
Oh, I get why a guy with a clean-shaven face might be called clean-cut. And surely short hair, neatly combed, might fit that description.
What I don’t understand is why it should be assumed that because someone has a neat appearance, is well-groomed and has fresh breath, he is somehow beyond breaking the rules or getting into trouble.
That phrase, “clean cut,” also cropped up in this little item several years ago.