Dictionary

manosphere en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmanəsfɪː/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• /ˈmænəsfɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈmanəsfɪjə/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• /ˈmanəsfiɾ/ (Scotland)
• /ˈmænəsfɪr/ (US)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man English man Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English -sphere English manosphere From man + -o- + -sphere, after the pattern of blogosphere.

Meanings

1. (Internet, neologism) The domain or totality of blogs and websites associated with the men's rights movement, passport bro's, NoFap, MGTOW, PUA, the redpill movement and incels.
   • The Manosphere essentially is the counterpoint to the feminist doctrine (that empowers women at the expense of men). It is a free form community consisting primarily of men on the internet sharing experiences and thoughts with the intention of educating, empowering and improving the state of men and boys. 2014, Alex Peck, Average Married Dad's Guide to Health, Wealth, and a Sexy Marriage, page 84:
   • The foundational tenet of taking the red pill is at the root of almost all the major manosphere groups we will look at in this book, including pickup artists, so-called Men's Rights Activists, and Men Going Their Own Way. 2020, Laura Bates, Men Who Hate Women: From Incels to Pickup Artists, the Truth about Extreme Misogyny and how it Affects Us All:
   • Maisie says that Danny entered the manosphere through the realm of self-help, which Cynthia Miller-Idriss, a sociology professor at American University who specializes in extremism, says is “a great example of how radicalization works.” 2024 November 20, Fortesa Latifi, “How These Men Left the Manosphere — and Why Some May Never”, in Teen Vogue, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2025:
   • Incel is short for “involuntarily celibate”. The term rose to prominence because of its adoption by a subsection of the “manosphere”, a loose collection of movements united by misogyny that also includes some men’s rights activists, pick-up artists, and Mgtow/volcel – heterosexual men who refuse to have sex with women for political reasons. 2018 April 25, Alex Hern, “Who are the 'incels' and how do they relate to Toronto van attack?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2022:

Forms

Coordinates

femosphere · womanosphere

Deriveds

manospheric · manobabysphere · manospherian

Descendants

manosfeer

Translations (14)

ru мэносфе́ра (Translations) · es manosfera (Translations) · pl manofsera (Translations) · sh меносфера (Translations) · fr manosphère (Translations) · ko 남성계 (Translations) · pl androsfera (Translations) · uk маносфера (Translations) · tr manosphere (Translations) · pt manosfera (Translations) · fi manosfääri (Translations) · pt machosfera (Translations) · ru маносфера (Translations) · nl manosfeer (Translations)