handlebar mustache

noun

: a heavy mustache with long sections that curve upward at each end

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Gossage was famous for his hundred-mile-an-hour fastball and his handlebar mustache. Michael Thomas, New Yorker, 19 July 2025 Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Double Date with Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds in N.Y.C. Kelce, meanwhile, sported shorter hair and a handlebar mustache, which he’s been rocking since the summer. Escher Walcott, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024 Once again, the guest cast is superb: Bill Camp, sporting a magnificent handlebar mustache, is gloriously gruff as Wall Street power broker J.P. Morgan, who joins George in his railroad scheme. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 June 2025 The lefty slugger, with his black handlebar mustache and double wristbands, had a career renaissance in New York Yankees pinstripes, hitting .305 with 15 home runs and a 1.138 OPS in 47 games before a foul ball off the foot ended his regular season in August. Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for handlebar mustache

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of handlebar mustache was in 1896

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“Handlebar mustache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handlebar%20mustache. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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