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your man

your man pronoun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see your, man.

Pronoun

your man

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see your, man.
  2. (Ireland) That man, the man in question.
    • ... from the work of John Gilroy, whose animal cartoons and painful puns are still used to this day, to modern masterpieces such as the surfing ad (which led the Irish singer-songwriter Christy Moore to ponder "how yer man stayed up on that surfboard after fourteen pints of stout").2002, Geoff Wallis, Mark Connolly, Margaret Greenwood, The Rough Guide to Dublin, page 122
    • No, your man there with the kind of hooded eyes, talking to Tom O'Reilly. That's Frank Purcell, the general secretary.2004, May O'Brien, Clouds on My Windows: A Dublin Memoir, page 151

Noun

your man

  1. (informal) The expert one does or should turn to.
    • When it comes to DIY, I'm your man.

Forms of your man

alternative formyer man

Questions about your man

What does your man mean?
Your man means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see your, man.
What part of speech is your man?
Your man can be a pronoun or a noun.

Words near your man in the dictionary

  1. Your Imperial Majesty
  2. Your Lordship
  3. Your Maj
  4. Your Majesties
  5. Your Majesty
  6. your man
  7. your mileage may differ
  8. your mileage may vary
  9. your mission, should you choose to accept it
  10. your mom
  11. your money is no good here

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