Movember

English

Etymology

Blend of mo (“moustache”) +‎ November[1]

Proper noun

Movember

  1. A charity event held each November, where men grow moustaches to raise funds and awareness for men's health issues.
    • 2011 November 1, Emily Smith, “‘Movember’ gets hairy, for a cause”, in CNN‎[2]:
      During Movember (the month formerly known as November), men around the globe grow mustaches (hence the name) while raising money for men’s health issues. Movember started in Australia in 2003.

Derived terms

References

  • “Movember”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  1. ^ Olga Kornienko, Grinin L, Ilyin I, Herrmann P, Korotayev A (2016) “Social and Economic Background of Blending”, in Globalistics and Globalization Studies: Global Transformations and Global Future‎[1], Volgograd: Uchitel Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 220–225
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