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male answer syndrome

Syllables: male an·swer syn·drome/meɪ̯l ˌæn.sə(ɹ)ˈsɪn.dɹəʊ̯m/UK/meɪ̯l ˌæn.sə ˈsɪn.dɹəʊ̯m/

male answer syndrome noun: a supposed male compulsion to answer questions regardless of whether one knows the answer.

Noun

male answer syndrome (uncountable)

  1. (capitalized, derogatory, sometimes) A supposed male compulsion to answer questions regardless of whether one knows the answer.
    • Like most statements on BlueSky that call attention to norms of masculinity, accusations of male answer syndrome tend to be offered and taken in good humor.2002 June 27, Lori Kendall, Hanging Out in the Virtual Pub: Masculinities and Relationships Online, University of California Press, →ISBN, →OL, page 76
    • Psychologists at Southwestern University sought to determine whether such a thing as male answer syndrome actually exists.2011 October 25, Valerie Young, The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It, New York: Crown Business, →ISBN, →OL...

Forms of male answer syndrome

alternative formMale Answer Syndrome
alternative initialismMAS

Questions about male answer syndrome

What does male answer syndrome mean?
Male answer syndrome means a supposed male compulsion to answer questions regardless of whether one knows the answer.
What part of speech is male answer syndrome?
Male answer syndrome is a noun.
How do you pronounce male answer syndrome?
Male answer syndrome is pronounced /meɪ̯l ˌæn.sə(ɹ)ˈsɪn.dɹəʊ̯m/.

Words near male answer syndrome in the dictionary

  1. maldoxone
  2. malds
  3. male
  4. male alpha
  5. male alphas
  6. male answer syndrome
  7. male as norm
  8. male bot
  9. male bots
  10. male chauvinism
  11. male chauvinist

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