handlebar moustache
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of handlebar moustache
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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At 82, the former electrician with his legendary handlebar moustache is still receiving visitors in an office at the heart of the former Gdansk shipyards.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
I have begun to think the same of the Australian handlebar moustache; a singular object transported from generation to generation to denote halcyon years for whoever is bestowed it.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2023
Ahmed, a portly man sporting a handlebar moustache and his trademark white turban, exuded an aura of fear wherever he went, embodying the archetype of a gangster-politician.
From BBC ● May 14, 2023
Yaron Rochin, 68, a Saar volunteer with a white handlebar moustache, conceded that most people who passed on Thursday morning appeared to be Netanyahu supporters.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 26, 2019
He had a white handlebar moustache and a vaguely confederate look.
From Michelangelo's Shoulder by John Moncure Wetterau
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