Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [foo man-choo]
- /ˈfu mænˈtʃu/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [foo man-choo]
- /ˈfu mænˈtʃu/
Definitions of fu manchu words
- noun fu manchu a mustache whose ends droop to the chin. 1
- noun fu manchu A Fu Manchu moustache. 0
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Origin of fu manchu
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40; after the mustache worn by Fu Manchu, an Asian master criminal in films of the 1920s and '30s, based on novels by British author Sax Rohmer (1883-1959)
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Parts of speech for Fu manchu
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fu manchu popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
fu manchu usage trend in Literature
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