pornstache

pornstache
 n.— «You may be annoyed with the recent tendency to use “porn mustache,” or “pornstache,” to describe any arrangement of lip hair.…Here’s how to distinguish the true porn mustache: —It’s thick and unkempt. No pencil-thin or highly stylized trims. —It goes down the corners of the mouth, but not too far. If it ranges way down the chin, it’s probably a Fu Manchu, which is a whole different bag of bristles. —It’s not pretty.» —“So long, mustache—hello, pornstache” by Bill Dawson Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Jan. 15, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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