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Movember

Movember

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A yearly campaign when men grow mustaches in November to raise money and awareness for men's health
  • proper noun
  • /moʊˈvɛmbər/
: Movember
  • You can support the cause by donating to my Movember fundraising campaign.
  • grow mustaches for Movember

OK, so and actually Zach Siedler, who's on our Advisory Council on this, he's the health director for Movember.

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Examples

  • Students and employees at Kaplan International Colleges are being encouraged to embrace the Movember challenge for charity.

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  • Father-son duo Robert and Stephen Walsh are tag-teaming Movember this year and showing off their 'staches.

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  • More and more women are taking part in "No Shave November," also known as "Movember."

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  • In 2012, Movember raised 92 million for the cause.

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  • Since that time, Movember has raised $299 million in global funds.

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  • For the entire month of Movember, each mo must grow and groom a moustache.

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  • The TED staff was inspired by Adam Garone of the Movember movement to spend this month raising money for men's health.

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  • In 2011, more than 854,000 men and women participated in the Movember movement, raising $126.3 million for prostate cancer research.

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  • Donate $100 to individual(s) or the Movember team collectively, and receive an invitation to the Stache Bash as well!

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  • In November, many people grow mustaches to support men's health issues during Movember.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Movember = mo + November (semi-transparent) = mo + november

A blend of colloquial 'mo' (moustache) and 'November' that signals the moustache fundraising campaign; understandable if learners know the slang and cultural event but otherwise requires cultural knowledge.

Etymology

Movember is a modern blend of moustache ('facial hair above the lip') and November. It names the yearly campaign when men grow mustaches in November to raise money and awareness for men's health.