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girlyman en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From girly + man.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, slang) An effeminate man.
    • "You whuss! ... I thought Blake was the only girlyman on the team. I guess there are two." 1993, Kevin Walter Johnson, Why Is God Looking for Friends?:
    • 1988, Schwarzenegger, Arnold, during the 1988 United States presidential election "They all look like a bunch of girlymen, right?"

Forms

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girly man alternative lexicographic
girlymen Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

sissy · cockney · nancyboy

Translations (5)

es mariconcito (An effeminate man) · es niñita (An effeminate man) · es maricón (An effeminate man) · sv fjolla (An effeminate man) · es puto (An effeminate man)