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Man Jose

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Etymology

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From a purported large number of single men in their 20s and 30s compared to single women in the same age group.

Proper noun

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Man Jose

  1. A nickname for San Jose.
    • [2015, Jon Birger, Date-onomics: How Dating Became a Lopsided Numbers Game[1], Hachette UK, →ISBN:
      San Jose, the county seat, is jokingly referred to as “Man Jose” by the locals, and with good reason: In the 22 to 29 age cohort, Santa Clara County has 37,410 never-married, college-grad men versus 27,147 never-married, college-grad women.]