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
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
Murdoch emerged from a pile of red and black shirts, handlebar moustache unruffled, with the ball in his hand.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2018
Lowery is as striking as his film – shaved head, laser-bright blue eyes – though sadly his giant handlebar moustache is no longer in evidence.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 9, 2017
He had a white handlebar moustache and a vaguely confederate look.
From Michelangelo's Shoulder by Wetterau, John Moncure
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