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manscent

manscent noun: a man's body odor, typically regarded as masculine and attractive, especially in sexual contexts.

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)
    • Besides, without pubes, there's nothing to hold the manscent.1997 September 18, Telegraph Raven, “Does anyone like shaved your pubes?”, in alt.support.jock-strap (Usenet)

Origin of manscent

Compound of man + scent.

Questions about manscent

What does manscent mean?
Manscent means a man's body odor, typically regarded as masculine and attractive, especially in sexual contexts.
What part of speech is manscent?
Manscent is a noun.

Words near manscent in the dictionary

  1. manscaper
  2. manscapers
  3. manscapes
  4. manscaping
  5. manscara
  6. manscent
  7. manse
  8. Manseau
  9. Manseaus
  10. mansebdar
  11. mansebdars

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