Looking for a good man-word

Karl Hagen karl at POLYSYLLABIC.COM
Wed Mar 21 22:56:48 UTC 2007


What about "man wagon"?

Mark Peters wrote:
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> Subject:      Looking for a good man-word
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> I'm working on a possible article about the man-word trend. I have a lot of examples, but I'm sure they’re just the tip of the man-berg. The words I’ve collected so far:
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>   man bag
>   man blouse
>   man cave
>   man juice
>   man laws
>   man purse
>   man space
>   man suit
>   man thong
>   man-bender
>   man-boobs
>   man-breasts
>   mancation
>   man-crush
>   mandal
>   man-date
>   man-dress
>   manfriend
>   man-hug
>   mankini
>   man-loaf
>   manmaries
>   manny
>   manorexia
>   manscaping
>   man-seed
>   man-spat
>   manties
>   mantique
>   man-tits
>   manzillian
>   menaissance
>   moobs
>   moobster
>   murse
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>   Any additions to the list would be appreciated!
>
>   Mark
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