What does "manfiction" mean?

Literary fiction which appeals to, or is marketed toward, men, typically written by male authors and centering on male characters.

What is a synonym for "manfiction"?

Common synonyms include: chick lit, dick lit, dick lit.

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
Literary fiction which appeals to, or is marketed toward, men, typically written by male authors and centering on male characters. informal, uncountable
"He sang the praises of Elmore Leonard, Chabon, Malamud and a host of tough-guy “manfiction” novelists, to use his affectionately satirical term."

"He sang the praises of Elmore Leonard, Chabon, Malamud and a host of tough-guy “manfiction” novelists, to use his affectionately satirical term."

From man + fiction.

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