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man-mode

man-mode is the alternative form of man mode.

Meaning of man mode

Verb

man mode (mostly invariable)

  1. (Singapore, invariable, slang) To make no effort to contribute to the task at hand; to be too fatigued to do anything; to idly go with the flow.
    • It was in the army that I learnt the term ‘man-mode’ which is used to describe someone who doesn’t care or doesn’t make any effort to contribute to the team.2022 May 15, Joseph Low, ““Don’t Man-Mode Leh”: What Does Taking Responsibility Mean?”, in Medium, archived from the original on 16 May 2022
    Synonyms:
    eye power

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Questions about man-mode

What is man-mode the alternative form of?
Man-mode is the alternative form of man mode.

Words near man-mode in the dictionary

  1. man-midwife
  2. man-midwives
  3. man-milk
  4. man-minute
  5. man-minutes
  6. man-mode
  7. man-month
  8. man-months
  9. man-mountain
  10. man-mountains
  11. man-o'-war

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