Looking for a good man-word

[Tom Zurinskas]

manhandle

That would be a man thing.

Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL4+
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>From: Michael H Covarrubias <mcovarru at PURDUE.EDU>
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>Subject: Re: Looking for a good man-word
>Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:16:14 -0400
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>man date: a planned outing - or perhaps an edict of "man law"
>manzierre: we mustn't forget this and the "bro"
>man-gina: unfortunately not referring to male chest-pain
>manscara: popular with glams, goths and metros
>
>
>Quoting Mark Peters <markpeters33 at YAHOO.COM>:
>
> > 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:
> >
> >   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
> >
> >   Any additions to the list would be appreciated!
> >
> >   Mark
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