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walrus mustache

American  

noun

  1. a thick, shaggy mustache hanging down loosely at both ends.


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His walrus mustache, once the world’s most famous facial hair, is white as winter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Short and stocky with a walrus mustache, Veytia had none of the governor’s cowboy charisma.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2022

Bob has a similar physique to the pillow tycoon, also rocks an old-school walrus mustache and isn't afraid to tell you what's on his mind.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2021

Wilford Brimley, 85, portly actor with a walrus mustache who found his niche playing cantankerous coots in “Absence of Malice,” “The Natural,” “Cocoon,” “The Firm” and other films, died Aug. 1 in a Utah hospital.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2020

A piece of cheese clung td his thick walrus mustache.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke

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