Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

man jose

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: man jose
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Nickname for San Jose: a major city in California, United States.

Example Sentences

"San Jose, the county seat, is jokingly referred to as “Man Jose” by the locals, and with good reason: In the 22 to 29 age cohort, Santa Clara County has 37,410 never-married, college-grad men versus 27,147 never-married, college-grad women."

Etymology

From a purported large number of single men in their 20s and 30s compared to single women in the same age group.

Questions

What does man jose mean?: Nickname for San Jose: a major city in California, United States.
Where does man jose come from?: From a purported large number of single men in their 20s and 30s compared to single women in the same age group.

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