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man boob

man boob noun: one of a pair of large or womanly breasts on a man caused by pectoral fat, or sometimes a hormonal condition such as gynecomastia.

Noun

man boob (plural man boobs)

  1. (slang) One of a pair of large or womanly breasts on a man caused by pectoral fat, or sometimes a hormonal condition such as gynecomastia.
    • The obese boy often wore a shirt while swimming at the pool in order to hide his man boobs.
    • McPhee would have had a hairy canary if the flabby, sweaty bastard before her started gyrating to music and taking his egg stained jumper off to reveal his man boobs.2019, Jennifer Lee Thomson, How Kirsty Gets Her Kicks
    Synonyms:
    man titty, moob

Synonyms of man boob

Forms of man boob

pluralman boobs
alternative formman-boob

Questions about man boob

What does man boob mean?
Man boob means one of a pair of large or womanly breasts on a man caused by pectoral fat, or sometimes a hormonal condition such as gynecomastia.
What part of speech is man boob?
Man boob is a noun.
What is the plural of man boob?
The plural of man boob is man boobs.

Words near man boob in the dictionary

  1. man bag
  2. man bags
  3. man basket
  4. man baskets
  5. man bites dog
  6. man boob
  7. man boobs
  8. man boy
  9. man boys
  10. man bulge
  11. man bulges

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