English Explanatory Dictionary

moustache-twirling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Behavior associated with villainy.
An instance of twirling one's moustache.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

moustache-twirling moustache-twirlings mustache twirling mustache-twirling moustache twirling

Etymology

The act being a visual trope in film parodies of villains from 19th century melodrama.

Related words

pantomime villain

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