Definition of Fu Manchu in English:
Fu Manchu
(also Fu Manchu moustache)
nounˌfuː manˈtʃuːˌfu ˌmænˈtʃu
A long, narrow moustache whose ends taper and droop down to the chin.
- His eyes are smeared over with dark makeup, his face is pale white, with a Fu Manchu and his smile is evil and menacing.
- If I have to choose from those mustaches I'll take the Fu Manchus of Hulk Hogan and Paul Teutel.
- When I first saw a still from the film, with Stiller sporting a power mullet and a Fu Manchu, it was enough to bring a smile to my face.
- Morrison's wispy attempt at a Fu Manchu might be the most noticeable bit of facial hair in sports right now.
- Investigating further Nayland Smith finds that the Fu Manchu is indeed alive and well.
Origin
1940s: from the kind of moustache worn by Fu Manchu, a master criminal in the novels of the British writer Sax Rohmer (1883–1959).
Definition of Fu Manchu in US English:
Fu Manchu
(also Fu Manchu mustache)
nounˌfo͞o ˌmanˈCHo͞oˌfu ˌmænˈtʃu
A long, narrow mustache whose ends taper and droop down to the chin.
- Investigating further Nayland Smith finds that the Fu Manchu is indeed alive and well.
- If I have to choose from those mustaches I'll take the Fu Manchus of Hulk Hogan and Paul Teutel.
- When I first saw a still from the film, with Stiller sporting a power mullet and a Fu Manchu, it was enough to bring a smile to my face.
- Morrison's wispy attempt at a Fu Manchu might be the most noticeable bit of facial hair in sports right now.
- His eyes are smeared over with dark makeup, his face is pale white, with a Fu Manchu and his smile is evil and menacing.
Origin
1940s: from the kind of mustache worn by Fu Manchu, a master criminal in the novels of the British writer Sax Rohmer (1883–1959).