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manandis

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Cebuano

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From “Man Andis”, from “Hermano Andres”, a nickname of Andres Abellana, a city councilor during the American Occupation of the Philippines. Abellana's unique hobby was listing names of supposed henpecked husbands, allegedly including then governor-general of the Philipines Theodore Roosevelt, Sergio Osmeña, and Emilio Aguinaldo.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ma‧nan‧dis

Adjective

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manandis

  1. henpecked

Noun

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manandis

  1. (dated) a henpecked husband or boyfriend

Latin

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Participle

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mānandīs

  1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of mānandus
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