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man-scent

man-scent is the alternative spelling of manscent.

Meaning of manscent

Noun

manscent (uncountable)

  1. (slang) A man's body odor, typically regarded as masculine and attractive, especially in sexual contexts.
    • Boy, I can't believe how hot it is in here! I wish this place had windows... (Bob fans his shirt, circulating his manscent throughout the room, and looks at Sim smoulderingly.)1993 August 16, John Dorrance, “The coldest winter I ever spent was the summer of '93 in LA”, in soc.motss (Usenet)

Questions about man-scent

What is man-scent the alternative spelling of?
Man-scent is the alternative spelling of manscent.

Words near man-scent in the dictionary

  1. man-scaped
  2. man-scaper
  3. man-scapers
  4. man-scapes
  5. man-scaping
  6. man-scent
  7. man-servant
  8. man-shy
  9. man-size
  10. man-sized
  11. man-stealer

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