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SOUP-STRAINER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does soup-strainer mean?
• SOUP-STRAINER (noun)
The noun SOUP-STRAINER has 1 sense:
1. slang for a mustache
Familiarity information: SOUP-STRAINER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Slang for a mustache
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
soup-strainer; toothbrush
Hypernyms ("soup-strainer" is a kind of...):
moustache; mustache (an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip)
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
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