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nu-male

nu-male noun: a New Man.

Noun

nu-male (plural nu-males)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A New Man.
    • Xi Male – virtually indistinguishable from Nu Male, but sadly gay.2007, Tim Dowling, The Giles Wareing Haters' Club
    • This list is disgustingly Nu-Male.2015 December 29, Nicholas Laskin, “Nicholas Laskin's Top 10 Films Of 2015”, in Indie Wire

Examples of nu-male in a sentence

  • I think I've just seen the “nu-male” in action.2018 February 23, “No Fixed Abode: Night of the Potholes”, in The Truth About Cars:
  • The personality clash between these two figures—a sniveling nu-male smart aleck and an emotionally pent-up tough guy—supplies most of the movie's humor and heart.2019 July 22, Cote Keller, “Why Kumail Nanjiani's 'Stuber' Exemplifies Hollywood Hypocrisy”, in The Federalist:

Forms of nu-male

pluralnu-males

Origin of nu-male

From new + male.

Questions about nu-male

What does nu-male mean?
Nu-male means a New Man.
How do you use nu-male in a sentence?
I think I've just seen the “nu-male” in action.
What part of speech is nu-male?
Nu-male is a noun.
What is the plural of nu-male?
The plural of nu-male is nu-males.

Words near nu-male in the dictionary

  1. Nu-chih
  2. Nu-chên
  3. Nu-chêns
  4. nu-disco
  5. nu-jazz
  6. nu-male
  7. nu-males
  8. nu-metal
  9. Nuala
  10. nuance
  11. nuanced

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