manspeak

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English

Etymology

From man +‎ -speak.

Noun

manspeak (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory or humorous) Communication by men viewed as crude, terse, evasive, or emotionally inept.
    • 2011, Larry Welch, A Happy Journey: Stories from the Heart, page 49:
      Like all men, John expresses himself in manspeak. In passionately explaining the meaning for his climb, he told me ...it was a real asskicker.
    • 2013, Suzanne Johnson, Elysian Fields, page 244:
      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.
    • 2014, Lucy Ryder, Resisting Her Rebel Hero, page 22:
      He grunted, but as she wasn't fluent in manspeak, she was unsure if he was agreeing with her or in pain.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:manspeak.

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