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menoporsche

menoporsche noun: male mid-life crisis or andropause, especially the type that manifests in attempts to reclaim lost youth, such as buying a sports car.

Noun

menoporsche (countable and uncountable, plural menoporsches)

  1. (informal, uncountable) Male mid-life crisis or andropause, especially the type that manifests in attempts to reclaim lost youth, such as buying a sports car.
    • Some doctors believe that midlife crises often stem from men's waning testosterone levels. Dr. Harry Fisch, a New York physician and author of the "Male Biological Clock," drolly refers to the phenomenon as "menoporsche," noting that testosterone treatment may prove a better antidote for the...2005 March 14, Shari Rudavsky, “Manopause”, in Indianapolis Star
  2. (countable, informal) A sports car bought by a man during a mid-life crisis.
    • At the onset of their mid-life crisis, along with the desire to recapture their lost youth, comes a yearning for the sexy, sleek, high-performance car of their dreams — the menoporsche.2004, Antony Mason, Marina Muratore, The Bluffer's Guide to Men and Women, Oval Books, →ISBN, page 45

Synonyms of menoporsche

Forms of menoporsche

pluralmenoporsches

Origin of menoporsche

Blend of menopause + Porsche.

Questions about menoporsche

What does menoporsche mean?
Menoporsche means male mid-life crisis or andropause, especially the type that manifests in attempts to reclaim lost youth, such as buying a sports car.
What part of speech is menoporsche?
Menoporsche is a noun.
What is the plural of menoporsche?
The plural of menoporsche is menoporsches.

Words near menoporsche in the dictionary

  1. menoplania
  2. menopome
  3. menopomes
  4. menoponid
  5. menoponids
  6. menoporsche
  7. menoporsches
  8. menopot
  9. menopots
  10. menoquinone
  11. Menor

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