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mantique

Syllables: man·tique/ˌmænˈtiːk/

mantique noun: an antique or collectible which appeals mainly to men.

Noun

mantique (plural mantiques)

  1. (informal) An antique or collectible which appeals mainly to men.
    • Put pretty simply, mantiques are any vintage item that makes a fifty-year-old guy remember what it's like to be a kid without any obligations and total freedom to run around having fun—whether his memories of times like that are of him at age five or twenty-five, mantiques help him create a space...2011, Libby Callaway, American Pickers Guide to Picking
    • Literally across Route 66 from Chris Hoagland's FMC motor coach graveyard was a sign that said Mantiques with an arrow pointing down a road.2016, Tom Cotter, Route 66 Barn Find Road Trip

Forms of mantique

pluralmantiques

Origin of mantique

From blend of man + antique.

Words that rhyme with mantique

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Questions about mantique

What does mantique mean?
Mantique means an antique or collectible which appeals mainly to men.
What part of speech is mantique?
Mantique is a noun.
How do you pronounce mantique?
Mantique is pronounced /ˌmænˈtiːk/.
What is the plural of mantique?
The plural of mantique is mantiques.

Words near mantique in the dictionary

  1. Mantinean
  2. Mantineans
  3. Mantineia
  4. mantini
  5. mantinis
  6. mantique
  7. mantiques
  8. mantis
  9. mantis crab
  10. mantis crabs
  11. mantis shrimp

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