Fu Manchu mustache

noun

A full, straight moustache that grows downward past the lips and on either side of the chin and extends down toward the toes.

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Meanings

nounFu Manchu mustache (plural Fu Manchu mustaches)

plural Fu Manchu mustaches · alternative Fu Manchu moustache

  1. A full, straight moustache that grows downward past the lips and on either side of the chin and extends down toward the toes.

Origin

Famously worn by Dr. Fu Manchu, a fictional villain in the novels of Sax Rohmer, also featured extensively in film and other media.

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APA

Fu Manchu mustache. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fu%20Manchu%20mustache

MLA

“Fu Manchu mustache.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fu%20Manchu%20mustache. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fu Manchu mustache,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fu%20Manchu%20mustache.

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