girlyman

See also: girly man

English

Alternative forms

• girly man

Etymology

From girly + man.

Pronunciation

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Noun

girlyman (plural girlymen)

1. (slang, derogatory) An effeminate man.
   • 1988, Schwarzenegger, Arnold, during the 1988 United States presidential election

     "They all look like a bunch of girlymen, right?"

   • 1993, Kevin Walter Johnson, Why Is God Looking for Friends?:

     "You whuss! ... I thought Blake was the only girlyman on the team. I guess there are two."

Synonyms

• cockney, nancyboy, sissy; see also Thesaurus:effeminate man

Translations

An effeminate man

• Spanish: maricón (es) m, mariconcito m, puto (es) m, niñita (es) m
• Swedish: fjolla (sv) c