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From: The Oxford American College Dictionary
Date: 20080905
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Fu Man·chu / ˈfoō mænˈ ch oō / (in full Fu Manchu mustache ) • n. a long narrow mustache in which the ends taper and droop down to the chin. ORIGIN: mid 20th cent. : Fu Manchu , a master criminal in the novels of British writer Sax Rohmer (1883-1959).

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