Manspeak
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Communication by men viewed (by women) as crude, terse, evasive, or emotionally inept. derogatory, humorous, uncountable
"Like all men, John expresses himself in manspeak. In passionately explaining the meaning for his climb, he told me ...it was a real asskicker."
Example
More examples"Like all men, John expresses himself in manspeak. In passionately explaining the meaning for his climb, he told me ...it was a real asskicker."
Etymology
From man + -speak.
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