What is Balaban?
1.
a swarthy, unkempt beard, named after Bob Balaban, the gentleman in Close Encounters of the Third Kind that does some stuff and helps some people.
Also can be used to name a person who sports a Balaban.
Also of note, one can be guilty of pulling a Balaban.
"Damn, was that a guinea pig that just fell out of his Balaban?"
"Hey Balaban, you got a guinea pig in your soup."
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