# hair on lower lip? What does one call it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 22, 2002, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-on-lower-lip-what-does-one-call-it/138250 "2002-11-22T22:11:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-on-lower-lip-what-does-one-call-it/138250/21 "2002-11-27T03:32:33Z")
Jomo Mojo - really? In which language? Is that usage in the OED? ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-on-lower-lip-what-does-one-call-it/138250/22 "2002-11-28T03:24:51Z")
**Arnold Winkelried** —I don’t have a copy of the OED sitting handy on my shelf (how much does it cost anyway?). But the _American Heritage Dictionary_ has it… **imperial[sup]2[/sup]** (im-pîr´e-@l) _n._ A pointed beard grown from the lower lip and chin. [French _impériale_, IMPERIAL (after Napoleon III).] ---
**Author:** ![cdhostage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@cdhostage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cdhostage)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-on-lower-lip-what-does-one-call-it/138250/23 "2002-11-28T03:58:16Z")
Oooo! I l;ik\\ike \\\ it (stupid delete key is rae\\\mapped to the stupid stupid stupp\\id backlsahs key! Arg! Imperial. I shall parade about with my imperial. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-on-lower-lip-what-does-one-call-it/138250.md?page=1)