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real men don't eat quiche

real men don't eat quiche proverb: the stereotypical man does not do things that are considered effeminate.

Proverb

real men don't eat quiche

  1. (humorous) The stereotypical man does not do things that are considered effeminate.

Origin of real men don't eat quiche

The idiom derives from the book on stereotypes about masculinity, Real Men Don't Eat Quiche, by Bruce Feirstein, published in 1982.

Questions about real men don't eat quiche

What does real men don't eat quiche mean?
Real men don't eat quiche means the stereotypical man does not do things that are considered effeminate.
What part of speech is real men don't eat quiche?
Real men don't eat quiche is a proverb.

Words near real men don't eat quiche in the dictionary

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  4. real McCoy
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  6. real men don't eat quiche
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  9. real nappy
  10. real number
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