Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

man date

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.12 in modern English

Syllables: man -date
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A platonic outing by two (typically straight) men, often in settings that would otherwise be reserved for romantic encounters.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Anyone who finds a date with a potential romantic partner to be a minefield of unspoken rules should consider the man date, a rendezvous between two straight men that is even more socially perilous."
"Moss: Oh, he's long gone, although Roy's got a man date with him. Roy: It is not a man date. I am not a man-woman. We are not married. I am not your wife!"
"We were set up on a man date, and the next thing you know we were cooking for our first competition!"
"Just three buddies having a Sunday afternoon man date at a faux dive bar."

Etymology

From man (“adult male”) + date (“meeting with a romantic partner”).

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

man dates (plural) mandate (alternative) man-date (alternative)

Questions

What does man date mean?: A platonic outing by two (typically straight) men, often in settings that would otherwise be reserved for romantic encounters.
Where does man date come from?: From man (“adult male”) + date (“meeting with a romantic partner”).

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