mangenue

noun

Etymology

Blend of man + ingenue.

  1. derived from ingenuus
  2. borrowed from ingénue
  3. compounded as mangenue — “man + ingenue

Definitions

  1. A young, inexperienced, guileless man or boy, especially in film and theater.

    • The mangenue was easy pickings for that vamp.

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