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main man en · NOUN

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic, qualifier:chiefly African-American Vernacular) One's closest male friend.
   • Thanks to Aaron (my main man) Priest... 1989, David Ritz, Barbells and saxophones:
   • "Dungo," Henry would say, "you're my main man." He would pronounce these words in front of Jeanine, or even strangers. 1993, Matt Cohen, The bookseller:
   • As Moody says of his main man, "Diz influenced me from every standpoint. He was a friend, a father, a confidante, just everything to me. 2004 March, JazzTimes:

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