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man mode en · NOUN
Etymology
Compound of man + mode.
Meanings
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(Singapore, slang, uncountable) A state of mind in which one is too fatigued to contribute, make decisions or do anything beyond the bare minimum required.
Forms
man mode en · VERB
Etymology
Compound of man + mode.
Meanings
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(Singapore, invariable, slang) To make no effort to contribute to the task at hand; to be too fatigued to do anything; to idly go with the flow.
It was in the army that I learnt the term ‘man-mode’ which is used to describe someone who doesn’t care or doesn’t make any effort to contribute to the team.
2022 May 15, Joseph Low, ““Don’t Man-Mode Leh”: What Does Taking Responsibility Mean?”, in Medium, archived from the original on 16 May 2022:
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Relateds
manmode
Synonyms
eye power