"mannery"

[Jonathan Lighter]

The phrases used on TV were of the form, "Get rid of the mannery!"  The dude
was wearing multiple chains, rings, bracelets, etc.   With a kind of bowl
haircut.

At first I thought I heard "mannerisms," but no.  The word was enunciated
several times.

JL

On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:

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> At 7/7/2009 10:54 AM, Laurence Horn wrote:
> >Nor am I, but I can't help wondering whether "manneries" in the
> >plural might not have had an alternate career as a way of
> >representing those oversize chests on certain individuals of a male
> >persuasion, the kind for which the "manzeer" or "bro" were proposed
> >(by, if memory serves, Mr. Constanza).
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> This makes me wonder, not knowing the full context, whether "mannery"
> refers to the jewelry, or rather the place whereon it is
> placed.  Analagous to (esp.?) nunnery -- and I see the OED has for
> "-ery":  "b. In modern, chiefly U.S., use, after bakery (= baker's
> shop or works), and similar words, this suffix has gained
> considerable currency in denoting 'a place where an indicated article
> or service may be purchased or procured'"  Or found?
>
> Joel
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> >LH
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> >>On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Jonathan Lighter
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> >>>  That's right, "mannery." Used several times on last night's
> installment of
> >>>  "Millionaire Matchmaker."
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> >>>  It means chain, rings, or other jewelry worn by men.
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