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manspeak en · NOUN

Etymology

From man + -speak.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, humorous, uncountable) Communication by men viewed (by women) as crude, terse, evasive, or emotionally inept.
    • Like all men, John expresses himself in manspeak. In passionately explaining the meaning for his climb, he told me ...it was a real asskicker. 2011, Larry Welch, A Happy Journey: Stories from the Heart, page 49:
    • He grunted, but as she wasn't fluent in manspeak, she was unsure if he was agreeing with her or in pain. 2014, Lucy Ryder, Resisting Her Rebel Hero, page 22:
    • Alex reached out and rested his hand over mine. "Let's slow down and see where it goes." Which was probably manspeak for let's go back to being friends. 2013, Suzanne Johnson, Elysian Fields, page 244:

Coordinates

womanspeak