"mannery"

[Laurence Horn]

At 1:59 PM -0400 7/7/09, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>The phrases used on TV were of the form, "Get rid of the mannery!"

As long as it wasn't "Get thee to a mannery!"

LH

>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).
>>
>>  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
>>  >><wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:
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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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