stache

See also: stäche and 'stache

English

Alternative forms

• 'stache
• stash

Etymology

Clipping of moustache or mustache.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /stɑːʃ/, Rhymes: -ɑːʃ
• (US) IPA^(key): /stæʃ/, Rhymes: -æʃ

Noun

stache (plural staches)

1. (informal) Moustache, mustache.
   • 2003 July 28, “Don't Wanna Grow Up Cuz Puberty Isn't Funny”, in The New York Times:

     Only one show has succeeded in keeping a kid in the lead for a decade: "The Simpsons" with the animated Bart Simpson. Watching Bart never mature is considered a key to its enduring appeal. "Early on, I know that the powers that be decided that no one would age," said Tim Long, the show's current head writer. "A kid with a starter ‘stache, that would just be unpleasant," he added.

   • 2005 May 23, “Democrats Still Searching for a Stronger Challenger”, in The New York Times:

     [The candidate] may face an entirely different challenge in his quest for the mayoralty: his mustache. [...] The perils of the ‘stache may be hard to define, but analysts say that looks matter in politics, where facial hair is frequently considered verboten.

Synonyms

• tache, 'tache

Related terms

• pedo-stache

Anagrams

• Scheat, she-cat, taches, cheats, scathe, achest, e-chats, chaste, he-cats, sachet, chates, 'taches, thecas