When somebody with longer hair (extending an inch or more past the ears) has a good bunch of flat laying hair posed directly in front of the ears, while still keeping the ears visible, near fully peaking out through the hairs color.
This resembles the side of a chimpanzees face, not a monkey, but colloquially.. who the hell cares.
This effect is particularly noticeable on lighter skinned people with darker hair colors, as their ear and hair more objectively match the look of a chimpanzees side profile.
Although if somebody is not in that category, the effect is still easy to spot!
"her hair always falls into a monkey ear, its kind of neat really." said Luigi Mangione, in a surprising quote he likely did not at any point say.
A concept or suggestion that in practice would in fact be beneficial, but only in a negligible attribute or change.
as in you change or introduce something that leads to an objectively positive effect, but the effect is functionally redundant , possibly due to the original subject having the means to perform whichever task the suggestion was aiming for, or outside negatives/positives balancing its effect out.
The suggestion may also even harm the subject when effecting or effected by other factors of the subject or its surroundings (physically or broadly).
I'm not smart so I cant think of a specific example, but you fellas get the picture!
The term stems from the fact that an axe wielding beaver already has the biological means to cut down a tree, and must now either redundantly use an axe, or even inefficiently fumble about with the axe due to its stupid animal PAW hands. Beavers can barely hold axes, also their weak.
Anyways, a beavers axe is at best neutral, and at worst less convenient.
"I mean sure the bill made my rent 50 dollars cheaper, but my utility's are still shooting up. Its just a beavers axe, Ya know?" Said Ned Flanders, in his unexpected Guest Star role on "Urban Dictionary".