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Fu Manchu mustache

[ fooman-choo ]

noun

  1. a mustache whose ends droop to the chin.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Fu Manchu mustache1

First recorded in 1935–40; after the mustache worn by Fu Manchu, an Asian master criminal in films of the 1920s and '30s, based on novels by British author Sax Rohmer (1883–1959)
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“The Fu Manchu mustache, the peaked worker’s hat. Even if there are authentic elements, they’re put together in a mishmash.”

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In another sign of the times, the Army will also be changing the wording in the regulations to remove descriptions deemed racist like "Fu Manchu" mustache and "Mohawk" hairstyle.

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References to “Fu Manchu” mustache and “Mohawk” hairstyle have been removed, and replaced with more detailed descriptions of the still-banned styles.

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Mayfield started last Sunday with a beard, wore a Fu Manchu mustache during the game and then showed up to his postgame press conference with only a mustache.

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And with his Fu Manchu mustache, big glasses and red-shaded shoes, No. 68 certainly stood out before throwing a pitch, even to those who didn’t know his backstory.

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