Looking for a good man-word

[Chris F Waigl]

Mark Peters wrote:
>
> 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
>  [snip]
>

There's a clear fixation on breasts and other female bits. I just
stumbled upon "man teats" in a comment  on a blog in the context of a
tattoo:

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The man teats and the faux tough guy stare kill it for me. He looks like
a tool
http://necromanc.blogspot.com/2007/03/beautiful-tattoo.html#8587019820060476168
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Chris Waigl

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