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the man

noun

Etymology

Originally from US English.

Definitions

  1. The oppressive powers that be, including the government and corporations, as coordinated…

    The oppressive powers that be, including the government and corporations, as coordinated outside of one's control.

    • Holonym: the System
    • The man gets you down.
    • I'm sorry I couldn’t meet you earlier, but I spent all night working for the man.

  2. An oppressive or domineering person of authority, usually male

    An oppressive or domineering person of authority, usually male; especially, one's boss.

    • Near-synonym: old man

  3. The best man for a job

    The best man for a job; someone with exceptional skills.

    • You’re the man!
    • Buggin' Out: You the man. Mookie: No, you the man. Buggin' Out: No, I'm just a struggling Black man trying to keep my dick hard in a cruel and harsh world.
    • [Jake Delhomme] has been “The Man” ever since, leading the Panthers to a remarkable eight come-from-behind wins in what Fox describes as Carolina's “outhouse-to-penthouse” season.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Alternative letter-case form of the man (when construed as a proper noun, naming the one…

      Alternative letter-case form of the man (when construed as a proper noun, naming the one and only).

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No curated loop yet for the man. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA