emotional tampon
emotional tampon noun: a man who is used by a woman as a shoulder to cry on and then discarded.
Noun
emotional tampon (plural emotional tampons)
- A man who is used by a woman as a shoulder to cry on and then discarded.
- So you just want to be friends, huh? Yeah, I think I know what that means. I become some kind of 'emotional tampon' you need three or four days out of the month... when no one else will take your fucking bullshit1987, Sam Kinison, HBO comedy Special: Breaking the Rules
- These guys end up acting as emotional tampons for women. They listen attentively as their female friends tell them about what jerks the real men in their lives are. Believe me, I've been there.2005, John Alexander, How to Become an Alpha Male, page 36
Forms of emotional tampon
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Questions about emotional tampon
- What does emotional tampon mean?
- Emotional tampon means a man who is used by a woman as a shoulder to cry on and then discarded.
- What part of speech is emotional tampon?
- Emotional tampon is a noun.
- What is the plural of emotional tampon?
- The plural of emotional tampon is emotional tampons.
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