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stache

stache

8 9.3
Hair on the upper lip that men usually grow
  • noun
  • /stæʃ/
  • Slang
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  • Basically this 'stache is to make me think or feel a little bit older.
  • shave your 'stache
  • grow a stache

Examples

  • Sweet 'stache, man.

  • I almost didn't recognize you with the 'stache.

  • What happened to your 'stache?

  • And I like growing a 'stache.

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  • Coming up in November, students will be growing their moustaches for our annual "Stache for the Cash" campaign.

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  • Kudos for rocking the 'stache till it came back in style.

  • Councilman Richard Alarcon has sported a 'stache since he was 19 years old.

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  • Now, if he's not participating, that's one sad 70s-looking porno stache, and it needs to go.

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  • If you're looking for inspiration on how to style your stache, look no further than the prime examples set by Mr. Ron Swanson and Ron Burgundy.

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  • I think she doesn't like the guy with the stache.

Synonyms

mustache
vsstache
  • US
134 1.3

Hair that grows above the upper lip and is often kept trimmed

is a slang form rather than the standard neutral name
tache
vsstache
  • UK
1 9.9

Hair that grows above the upper lip

is more slangy and not specific to British usage
tash
vsstache
  • UK
9.9

A short line of hair above the upper lip

is more slangy and extra casual in everyday speech
mystax
vsstache
  • Archaic
9.9

Hair that grows on a person's upper lip often called a mustache

is modern slang used commonly rather than archaic usage

How Thick

stache
  • Slang
8 9.3
stubble
15 4.2

Surface Forms

stache singular
staches plural

Etymology

Stache is a casual short form of mustache, and it means the hair grown above the upper lip, so stache is simply a quick, friendly way to say 'mustache'.