handlebar mustache

noun

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

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The handlebar mustache, his signature for decades, is still intact. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026 When to update your photo Your passport is valid for 10 years, but your commitment to that handlebar mustache might last six months. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2025 In one video, Jeffries is depicted as having a handlebar mustache and wearing a Mexican-style sombrero. — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025 But his image had been defaced with black permanent marker, giving him an impressive handlebar mustache and large glasses with what appears to be eyelashes growing out from them. — Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for handlebar mustache

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of handlebar mustache was in 1896

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handlebar moustache
handlebar mustache
handle blank
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“Handlebar mustache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handlebar%20mustache. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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