Meaning & use
a porn stache
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Meaning
nouncountableinformaldisapprovinghumorous
A mustache that is thick above the lip but not grown down the sides, often seen as old-fashioned or slightly sleazy.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a porn stache' or 'porn staches'.
Patterns
- have a porn stache
- grow a porn stache
- shave off a porn stache
He grew a porn stache for the costume party and everyone laughed.
The movie villain always has a porn stache and a cheap suit.
Word forms
| plural | porn staches |
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Common combinations
- grow a porn stache
- He decided to grow a porn stache for Movember.
- shave off a porn stache
- She asked him to shave off the porn stache before the wedding.
- a thick porn stache
- The detective in the film had a thick porn stache.
Synonyms and how they differ
- mustache
- Mustache is the neutral word for any hair above the lip; porn stache is a specific, informal, often critical term.
- lip rug
- Lip rug is slang and even more informal than porn stache, often used jokingly.
Word family
Commonly confused: a porn stache or mustache?
a porn stache vs mustache
Mustache is the general word; a porn stache is a particular style of mustache, so not every mustache is a porn stache.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'porn stache' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A porn stache is facial hair, so it can be shaved. The other options use it for clothing, an animal's tail, or a color, which is not correct.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “a porn stache”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.