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# English

Today I've came across the expression 鼻の下を伸ばす/ 鼻の下が長い and had to look up its
meaning.

[![Dictionary](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rvMPn.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rvMPn.jpg)

Other web dictionaries have different meanings, like to be soft on women, to
be spooney, and similar other meanings.

So my question is, how are these meanings connected to the human face, or
where did the expression originate from? All I can think of is a creepy big
smile.

# 和訳

今日、「鼻の下を伸ばす/鼻の下が長い」という表現を初めて見たので、辞書で調べました。

[![Dictionary](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rvMPn.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rvMPn.jpg)

ネット上の他の辞書では少し違って、"to be soft on women" や "to be spooney" みたいな感じの意味が書かれていました。

これらの意味は人間の顔にどう関係していて、何に由来しているのですか？私には不気味なニンマリとした顔しか想像できません。
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Etymology of 鼻の下を伸ばす / 「鼻の下を伸ばす」の語源
> <http://hyogen.info/word/5564868> ....
> 鼻の下が伸びてデレデレした締りのない顔で、常に異性との戯（たわむ）れを求めているさま。鼻の下が間延びしていて、緊張感のない顔つき。

A few pages that I checked (see above) explain that "elongated under-nose"
naturally shows lack of seriousness, fortitude, self-restraint, ... .

This made more sense when I realized that it is the opposite of "keep[ing] a
stiff upper lip".
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