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tash

tash

9.9
A short line of hair above the upper lip
  • noun
  • UK
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  • I've been thinking of growing a tash.

Examples

  • He decided to grow a tash for the summer barbecue to look more stylish.

  • We haven't had the beard and the Tash waxed for a while.

  • And he'd grown a sweet, sweet Tash for that one, which was great.

  • Oh, not the caterpillar tash.

    Twist (2021)

  • A tash?

    Give Them Wings (2021)

  • I shoot my kouhquodtash (cowqua-tash) arrows, but am always too early.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • In honor of "Movember" (prostate cancer awareness), he's got a tash going.

    Blog text (29)

  • During Movember, many men proudly sport a tash to raise awareness for men's health.

  • She complimented him on his tash, saying it really suited his face.

Synonyms

stache
vstash
  • Slang
8 9.3

Hair on the upper lip that men usually grow

is a general informal word rather than specifically slang
mustache
vstash
  • US
2 2.1

A very large, bushy growth of hair above the upper lip that grows down the sides of the mouth

is a casual word rather than a specific large bushy style
tache
vstash
  • UK
1 9.9

Hair that grows above the upper lip

is a general informal word without regional marking
mystax
vstash
  • Archaic
9.9

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

is modern and informal rather than old or rare

Compounds

corn tash
  • US
9.9

A cornbread cake wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes

Surface Forms

tash singular
tashes plural

Etymology

Tash is a casual short form of moustache, often said as tache in British speech, and it comes from an old word for the 'upper lip' or the 'hair above the mouth'. So tash simply means a mustache and gives a quick, informal name for the hair above your mouth.