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girly man

girly man is the alternative form of girlyman.

Meaning of girlyman

Noun

girlyman (plural girlymen)

  1. (derogatory, slang) An effeminate man.
    • "They all look like a bunch of girlymen, right?"1988, Schwarzenegger, Arnold, during the 1988 United States presidential election
    Synonyms:
    cockney, nancyboy, sissy

Forms of girly man

pluralgirly men

Questions about girly man

What is girly man the alternative form of?
Girly man is the alternative form of girlyman.

Words near girly man in the dictionary

  1. girly girls
  2. girly mag
  3. girly magazine
  4. girly magazines
  5. girly mags
  6. girly man
  7. girly men
  8. girly push-up
  9. girly push-ups
  10. girlygirl
  11. girlygirls

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