milk moustache

White upper lip

A milk moustache is the white residue left on the upper lip after drinking milk, especially visible on children.

The term gained currency through the "Got Milk?" advertising campaign featuring celebrities with deliberate milk moustaches.

Also spelled milk mustache.

Related

white residue · childhood · wipe · visual humor · cream · gulp · stain · nostalgic imagery · messy · breakfast · innocence · residue · face · mouth · drink · dairy · smile · foam

Opposites
facial hair authenticity

milk moustachehandlebar moustache

Upswept lip hair style

beard · stubble · five o'clock shadow · facial hair · goatee

sophistication/maturity associations

milk moustachewine stain

Discoloration from spilled drink

lipstick mark · coffee ring

innocence/sophistication

milk moustachewhiskey neat

Spirit served undiluted

cigarette holder · lipstick mark

Family

milk, moustache, milks, milked, milking, milky, milkier, milkiest, milkiness

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G