variants or less commonly stache
plural 'staches also staches
informal
: mustache sense 1
Guys with mustaches nod as we pass by each other. Some say, "Nice 'stache."Jim Briggs
Many historical figures have grown 'staches, from Gandhi to Mark Twain to Martin Luther King Jr.Sloan Stephens Cox
Trim your stache, throw on your hat and boots, and mosey on over to Texas Live this Friday …Alec Spicer

Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of 'stache was in 1963

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“'stache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%27stache. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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