He-man

//ˈhiː.mæn// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A strong or virile man.

    "What's the matter with his talking so polite? Hell's bells, Harry, no harm in being polite. There's some regular he-men that are just as polite as women, prett' near."

  2. 2
    a man who is virile and sexually active wordnet

Example

More examples

"What's the matter with his talking so polite? Hell's bells, Harry, no harm in being polite. There's some regular he-men that are just as polite as women, prett' near."

Etymology

From he- + man.

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